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Yo_Mama

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10. TOTALLY WRONG

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #7)

Fri May 17, 2013, 10:02 AM

May 2013

DOJ has confirmed that this was an administrative subpoena issued solely by the DOJ and not by any court.

Many branches of the government can issue administrative subpoenas. There is a special DOJ regulation which governs issuing subpoenas for phone records of news orgs, and DOJ didn't follow it:
http://cfr.vlex.com/vid/regard-toll-interrogation-indictment-19679461

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Help me out: If the AP info was so Important, Why Not Just Get a Warrant? [View all] snot May 2013 OP

They had a subpoena. sinkingfeeling May 2013 #1

Isn't a subpoena just something the DoJ can issue without judicial review? snot May 2013 #5

No, a subpoena is issued by a judge for records. A warrant is issued to sinkingfeeling May 2013 #7

TOTALLY WRONG Yo_Mama May 2013 #10

Okay, and what was it they didn't do? Says that an assistant AG can issue one. sinkingfeeling May 2013 #13

There was a grand jury involved Ms. Toad May 2013 #8

It was a justice subpoena Yo_Mama May 2013 #11

I don't trust Fox news Ms. Toad May 2013 #12

Right, but the DOJ issued the subpoena Yo_Mama May 2013 #9

Here... Little Star May 2013 #2

I think you've got the wrong scandal--that's the IRS thing; I'm talking about the AP thing. snot May 2013 #4

Oops! Here.... Little Star May 2013 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author snot May 2013 #3