Wheeler calls DOJ's response to Perry contemptuous
Marcy WheelerIndependent journalist, writing her own analysis at emptywheel
Wheeler criticizes Woodward and Carneiro for treating Perry's document request as an invitation. She calls their response contemptuous.
“a contemptuous response claiming that Judge April Perry’s order to turn over a bunch of information was, instead, an invitation.”
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Former Chicago FBI chief Douglas DePodesta sues U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros, alleging he was blamed for the Broadview Six collapse; judge orders Boutros to testify
Former FBI Chicago chief Douglas DePodesta alleges U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros falsely blamed him for the collapse of the Broadview Six prosecution, forcing him out. The same day, Judge April Perry ordered Boutros to testify about his statements to her court.
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Wheeler gives her own assessment of the government's response. Her description of it is commentary.
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DOJ disputes that the October 9 entry created an obligation to produce information.
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Her use of contemptuous is an assessment of the response, rather than a judicial contempt finding.
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She condemns DOJ's resistance to the court's inquiry.
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