Why I’m Suing the Justice Dept.: Its Unlawful Freedom of Info. Response

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Sharyl Attkisson.com:

Sharyl Attkisson

December 6, 2014

 

On Nov. 19, I filed a Freedom of Information (FOI) lawsuit against the Department of Justice, which oversees the F.B.I.. For over a year, I had been pursuing public information that the F.B.I. holds—about me. Something any U.S. citizen has the right to do.

 

The response I got was typical of the response federal agencies provide to FOI requests today.

 

The F.B.I. first said it didn’t have any information that mentioned me.

 

I appealed, reiterating the information in my original request, which outlined a great deal of information that the F.B.I. is known to have regarding me (at the very least through my dealings with the F.B.I. as a reporter over more than 20 years).

 

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