Carly PageMay 5
Zack Whittaker

By me: I'm suing the U.S. government under the Freedom of Information Act.

https://this.weekinsecurity.com/plot-twist-i-am-suing-the-justice-department-and-fbi

Plot twist: I'm suing the Justice Department and FBI

Why I'm suing the government for records under the Freedom of Information Act.

~this week in security~
May 5 at 1:02amWeb
Show threadZack WhittakerMay 5

I also posted the complaint to DocumentCloud if you want to read it there.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28094739-whittaker-v-justice-department-and-fbi

Show threadZack WhittakerMay 11
My thanks again to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for representing me in Whittaker v. Department of Justice, in which we argue that the government unlawfully withheld records under the Freedom of Information Act that may explain why the FBI visited my home.https://www.rcfp.org/litigation/whittaker-v-doj/
Journalist sues to obtain records related to alleged FBI probe into his reporting

Zack Whittaker, represented by RCFP attorneys, is suing to access records that explain why the FBI visited his home.

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Show threadEVHasteMay 5
@zackwhittaker good luck!
Show threadJoseph AllenMay 5
@zackwhittaker So glad I subscribe to the newsletter, could always tell you were a real one.
Show threadno selfMay 5
@zackwhittaker quite boss
Show threadToni AittoniemiMay 5

@zackwhittaker I keep noting that contemporary USA keeps looking more and more like traditional kleptocratic Russia.

You still have some institutions left though, hold on to them.

Show threadPope Bob the UnsaneMay 5

@gimulnautti a lot of what we are seeing began in the 80s (and probably well before then) with Reagan, Thatcher, and Gorbachev. Putin and Trump are parts of the plan.

@zackwhittaker

Show threadCarly PageMay 5
@zackwhittaker 💪💪💪
Show threadZack WhittakerMay 5
@carlypage thank you, friend! 🙏 ❤️
Show threadGarretSidzakaMay 7

@zackwhittaker
I'm speechless.

Good luck and God speed on this effort.