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FOIA News: McCabe texts sought in FOIA lawsuit

Judicial Watch Fights Uphill Battle for McCabe Texts

FBI has refused to hand over FOIA-requested documents

By Susan Crabtree, Wash. Free Beacon, Mar. 20, 2018

Even though FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was fired last Friday, it is an open question as to whether the FBI will release text messages he exchanged on government-issued or personal phones or try to shield them from public scrutiny.

Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog organization, has spent months pursuing a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit demanding the release of texts McCabe exchanged with colleagues.

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