The Hill: Intelligence agencies sued for records on Russian election interference
A lawsuit has been filed against the CIA, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence seeking records pertaining to Russia’s interference in the presidential election.
Journalist Jason Leopold and Ryan Shapiro, a Ph.D. candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday asserting that the agencies have failed to comply with their request for documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Earlier this month, the CIA reportedly concluded in a secret assessment that Russia had intervened in the presidential election to help President-elect Donald Trump defeat Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. That assistance, officials believe, included the hacking of Democratic email accounts.
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Update #1: A journalist is suing U.S. spy agencies for more details on Russia’s hacking of the U.S. election (Recode)
Update #2: Security Experts Sue CIA, FBI, DHS, ODNI for Records on Alleged Russian Interference in the 2016 Election (Value Walk)
WNU Editor: If successful .... it will be years before this info is released (and probably heavily redacted).
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