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Nevilledog

(51,063 posts)
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 10:28 PM Jun 2022

Eastman has dropped his lawsuit to block the Jan. 6 committee from getting Verizon phone records.



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JUST IN: John Eastman has dropped his lawsuit to block the Jan. 6 select committee from subpoenaing his phone records from Verizon.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.238454/gov.uscourts.dcd.238454.22.0.pdf
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Eastman has dropped his lawsuit to block the Jan. 6 committee from getting Verizon phone records. (Original Post) Nevilledog Jun 2022 OP
Hey Eastman..come on down... asiliveandbreathe Jun 2022 #1
They call him Best_man23 Jun 2022 #4
Rofl...thanks for the laugh out loud... asiliveandbreathe Jun 2022 #6
Probably because FBI already took his phone and is getting the records wishstar Jun 2022 #2
OIG is investigating Eastman, gab13by13 Jun 2022 #3
The OIG reports to the AG & Congress Ohio Joe Jun 2022 #8
they call him flipper, flipper faster than lightning BootinUp Jun 2022 #5
Who's going to write the definitive book BootinUp Jun 2022 #7
And who's going to produce the movie Justice matters. Jun 2022 #9

wishstar

(5,268 posts)
2. Probably because FBI already took his phone and is getting the records
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 10:34 PM
Jun 2022

so the committee probably can't step in the middle of what DOJ is doing in their investigation of the Jeffrey Clark election mess

gab13by13

(21,287 posts)
3. OIG is investigating Eastman,
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 10:37 PM
Jun 2022

I believe it has to make a criminal referral to DOJ, I could be wrong.

Ohio Joe

(21,748 posts)
8. The OIG reports to the AG & Congress
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 10:57 PM
Jun 2022

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is a statutorily created independent entity whose mission is to promote integrity, efficiency, and accountability within the Department of Justice. The OIG investigates alleged violations of criminal and civil laws by DOJ employees and also audits and inspects DOJ programs. The Inspector General, who is appointed by the President subject to Senate confirmation, reports to the Attorney General and Congress.

https://oig.justice.gov/about

This is part of Garland's investigation.

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