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FOIA News: Gov't defends Glomar response re Trump's alleged declassification order

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Gov't Seeks Toss Of FOIA Suit Over Trump Docs Tied To Raid

By Ivan Moreno, Law360, Feb. 7, 2023

The U. S. government asked a Massachusetts federal judge to toss a lawsuit seeking records regarding former President Donald Trump's purported standing declassification order for documents he took from the Oval Office, saying merely acknowledging whether such materials exist would compromise an ongoing investigation. . . .

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A copy of the complaint in ACLU v. CIA, No, 22-cv-11532 (D. Mass) is here.