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joshcryer

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16. Sounds like an idiotic DOJ to me.

Reply to Pholus (Reply #9)

Sun Aug 18, 2013, 07:31 AM

Aug 2013

The lawyers had to have vetted the whole thing, this "threat" is weak sauce. They can't do shit to him. And they know it. Why they would go against the likely recommendations of DOJ lawyers is just scumbag shit. They should've just said "touche" and walked.

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