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Department of Justice Pattern and Practice of Non Compliance of Freedom of Information Act Request Statutory Requirements
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- Category: The FBI Files
Standard of Non-Compliance
To say that the Department of Justice has a double standard, with respect to compliance of the law especially when it applies to them, is a tremendous understatement -- to say the least. The photographs of the transcribed hearing held on April 18, 2023 show that the Department of Justice via the Federal Bureau of Investigation, flat out lied on the record and under oath, as to the scope of the Freedom of Information Act Request, therein alleging that:
- They needed more information to understand what exactly was being requested such as to perform a search;
- That the FOIA request was vague or unclear;
The Department of Justice, later into the hearing, goes on to say:
- There was a "No records response," allegedly to the expedited appeal;
- And perhaps the most damaging of all, admiting that no records search was performed until thrity days before the hearing i.e. March 18, 2023 despite the case being opened for nearly two (2) years prior and the origional FOIA request at least two (2) years old.
Even the court acknowledged that:
- The Department of Justice's response(s) (was)were contrary to what the statute requires.
And against this backdrop, the district judge (Black Obama appointed judge) denied the preliminary injunction, along with every other request via plaintiff, thereby effectively acting in cahoots with the Department of Justice, via the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with respect to a criminal charge i.e. Obstruction of Justice. Clearly, these transcript files show that the Law does not apply to the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which, now, both are run by President Trump appointees. How is that explained? What is the position of JudicialWatch of the Red Team leaders, now?
Take a look at the six (6) pages (photographs) of the transcript below, the remaining pages of which are available on the court docket. And the original Freedom of Information Act Request which the Department of Justice and/or the Federal Bureau of Investigation lied about as being "vague" or "unclear," can be found alongside the video addressing the ongoing bad faith and criminal cover up of the FBI.
The hearing transcript tells the story of the double standard of justice in the Department of Justice.