Legal Opinion
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 25, 2019No. Civil Action No. 16-1888 (RMC)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, United States District Judge
Judicial Watch, Inc. filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking records from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding certain interviews during the investigation of Rod Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois. The interviews of interest were FBI interviews of former President Barack Obama, former presidential Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, and former Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett.
After the FBI searched its records, it informed Judicial Watch that all records it had located would be withheld under…
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