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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan anyone decode the significance of this tweet, re FOIA, Guiliani?
GLOMAR being "we can neither confirm nor deny the existence of subject"
Link to tweet
ON EDIT: found this link just after submitting.
https://patribotics.blog/2017/05/15/exclusive-fbi-no-longer-glomar-ing-on-politicized-leaks-to-giuliani/
Phoenix61
(17,003 posts)It means they will process the request and we will learn if there is or is not an investigation. Just have to wait and see.
yodermon
(6,143 posts)Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)and therefore ready to answer Q's with straight answers.
Zoonart
(11,861 posts)When discussing Freedom of Information Acts (FOIA)" Glomar" means to "neither confirm or deny".
So I guess that means confirmation? Don't know.
onenote
(42,700 posts)It simply means that they no longer are refusing to say whether or not they exist. And even if they are implicitly acknowledging that they exist, it doesn't mean that they have to release them if one of the FOIA exemptions applies.
Zoonart
(11,861 posts)for clearing that up.
Orrex
(63,208 posts)onenote
(42,700 posts)Orrex
(63,208 posts)Interesting, if somewhat dark, etymology!
GliderGuider
(21,088 posts)Glomar became moot. So now they can answer. But what they will probably say is the docs are all exempt at this time because of FOIA Exemption 7(A):
https://www.justice.gov/oip/foia-guide-2004-edition-exemption-7a