Thread: Mueller's Russian Interference investigation

Appeals court orders release of more from Mueller report

A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the public has the right to see additional portions of special counsel Robert Mueller’s final report detailing his investigation into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia concluded that when the much-anticipated report was released publicly by the Justice Department in 2019, officials withheld too much information on privacy grounds, in particular about decisions not to prosecute certain individuals who came under scrutiny.

The D.C. Circuit ruling came in a Freedom of Information Act suit filed by BuzzFeed and one of its reporters, Jason Leopold. BuzzFeed editor Mark Schoofs hailed the new decision as a “huge legal victory” for transparency in government.

“BuzzFeed enthusiastically applauds and welcomes today’s unanimous ruling from three federal judges — the result of months of dedicated, relentless legal work and investigative journalism to ensure that the workings of our government are transparent and readily accessible to the public,” Schoofs said in a statement.

Henderson was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, Tatel by President Bill Clinton and Edwards by President Jimmy Carter.

United States Court of Appeals https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/intern...64-1924504.pdf