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FOIA News: DOJ confirms "ongoing investigation" into Trump campaign

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Justice Department confirms "ongoing investigation" into Donald Trump's presidential campaign

JPat Brown, MuckRock, Aug. 9, 2017

Last year, Emma Best filed a FOIA with the FBI for all records on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Within a couple months, the Bureau responded by claiming they couldn’t find anything.

Emma appealed, citing the FBI’s public statements - and just this week, the Justice Department confirmed there while there were records, they couldn’t be released on grounds there is an ongoing investigation.

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