ACLU Files FOIA Request For Docs On Comey Firing
Source: Talking Points Memo
By MATT SHUHAM Published MAY 15, 2017 3:09 PM
The ACLU announced Monday that it had filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Justice Department and FBI for records related to Donald Trumps abrupt firing of former FBI Director James Comey.
White House interference with any FBI investigation is incompatible with democratic safeguards, and thats especially the case when the investigation involves the President or his associates, the director of the groups National Security Project, Hina Shamsi, said in a statement. Political meddling with law enforcement investigations is a recipe for abuse of power.
She added: Its impossible to know the truth right now because the Trump administration has issued shifting explanations, each of which is increasingly troubling.
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