FOIA Lawsuit Filed Over DOJ Data Complainant Is Pretty Sure Doesn't Even Exist
Tim Cushing, Tech Dirt, Aug. 17, 2017
Benjamin Wittes of the Lawfare blog has filed a FOIA lawsuit against the DOJ, hoping to force the government to put its documents where the president's mouth is. [h/t Pwn All The Things]
Back in February, President Trump made the following assertion before a joint Congressional session:
“According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country.”
But what data? That's what Wittes is seeking. As he pointed out in April, it appears the president generated this assertion completely out of firing synapses and airborne vibrations.
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