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FOIA News: Mueller seeks FOIA rights waiver

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Mueller's office defends deal with Dutch lawyer to waive public records rights

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN, Apr. 2, 2018

Special counsel Robert Mueller's office is defending an agreement it made with a Dutch lawyer tied to former Trump deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates to waive his right to request public records.

In a new court filing, prosecutors make clear that Alex van der Zwaan knows key details about Mueller's ongoing investigation.

"Van der Zwaan is in an unusual position of having information related to the office's investigation that is not widely known -- including information that he knows first-hand due to his role in the conduct the Office is investigating," the filing on Monday morning says.

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