Judge Will Review Comey Memos Himself Before Deciding If They Can Be Made Public
Source: Talking Points Memo
By Tierney Sneed | January 12, 2018 10:30 am
A federal judge in Washington on Thursday ordered the government to turn over for his review behind closed doors the so-called Comey memos, that various outlets are suing the Justice Department to release.
The DOJ has said releasing the memos would undermine the ongoing federal investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. It had previously asked the judge, James E. Boasberg, to review an affidavit from an FBI employee explaining why releasing the memos is an issue for the probe.
Boasberg said on Thursday that he would review that declaration, as well as “all withheld documents,” in camera — meaning within his chambers – and without the other side in the case seeing them. He gave the DOJ until Jan. 18 to turn the documents over.
CNN, USA Today, and other journalists, as well as the conservative group Judicial Watch, sued the Justice Department for allegedly violating the Freedom of Information Act in withholding the memos. The memos were written by former FBI Director James Comey and are accounts of meetings with Trump where Comey claims the President pressured him to drop his investigation into former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn.
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(Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington)
They have been on Drumpf's ass like white on rice! 
Their case against Drumpf for violation of the Emoluments Clause was recently dismissed due to standing (but they at least made the attempt).
Ironically, it was the success of the ultraconservative Judicial Watch-famous for its dogged pursuit of President Clinton over his alleged sexual harassment of Paula Jones-that provided the impetus for CREW's beginning. A litigator Sloan knew, Norman Eisen, was seeking someone to start a group that would provide a balance to such right-wing legal watchdogs.
"We were looking for somebody smart enough and tough enough to single-handedly take on that mission," says Eisen. "And Melanie was the one." Judicial Watch was to be her model, with a slight, though significant, difference: She would focus on wrongdoing in the public sphere, rather than in the private lives of politicians.
http://www.msmagazine.com/winter2007/2007-02-01-mostfearedwoman.asp
