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DOJ releases hundreds of pages of memos from Mueller probe | TheHill

posted onNovember 3, 2019
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Article snippet: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday released a collection of documents related to former special counsel MORE.  The records include revelations about a host of figures close to President Trump's campaign, including former Trump campaign chairman MORE.  The public disclosure came in response to five separate Freedom of Information Act lawsuits filed by BuzzFeed News in an attempt to gain access to the primary source documents Mueller's investigative team accumulated over the course of its probe, the news outlet reported.  BuzzFeed News said its lawsuits requested subpoenas and search warrants Mueller's team issued in addition to any emails, memos, letters, talking points, legal opinions and interview transcripts it created. The DOJ had reportedly pushed back against the request, saying that the records being sought could total 18 billion pages.  But U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said the department should ask Congress for assistance if it couldn't handle the task of releasing the requested documents.  The first batch includes 500 pages of summaries of FBI interviews with witnesses, according to summaries and documents shared by BuzzFeed News. The news outlet said new records will be released every month for the next eight years. The summaries include significant information regarding Mueller's investigation and witnesses his unit interviewed over the course of the investigation. For example, MORE, who had served as Trump's deputy campaign chairman, tol... Link to the full article to read more

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