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In reply to the discussion: DOJ notifies the court that it will appeal a judge's order to release a March 2019 memo [View all]
Ocelot II
(131,942 posts)34. They are kind of walking a tightrope - arguing that there are situations
where some deliberative processes by the executive need to remain confidential, while acknowledging that some parts of the memo can be released now. From a strictly legal/theoretical viewpoint this is not an unreasonable position. A question on appeal could likely be whether Barr's deliberative processes were so far outside the norm that they are not entitled to the usual protection. It's not unreasonable for the DoJ to want to bounce that question upstairs to an appellate court for a more definitive decision.
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DOJ notifies the court that it will appeal a judge's order to release a March 2019 memo [View all]
Nevilledog
May 2021
OP
Protecting the Presidency or Presidential power is the absolute wrong decision given the
KPN
May 2021
#38
Even so, Takket, it does help a little toward a better understanding of possible motivation.
calimary
May 2021
#60
I wonder if the DOJ is doing this to try to keep the Biden administration above the fray.
LaMouffette
May 2021
#8
They're likely trying to protect their own and future administration's documents
StarfishSaver
May 2021
#12
"This is what Garland has done: Normalizing an abnormal framing and an abnormal memo"
Grasswire2
May 2021
#11
I think they are appealing it (or part of it) in a largely performative attempt to show
Ocelot II
May 2021
#14
I think we can assume the Biden administration has good reasons for everything they do
StarfishSaver
May 2021
#30