Federal judge quashes DOJ subpoena for Fulton County 2020 election workers' personal information.
U.S. District Judge William Ray II ruled on Tuesday that a DOJ grand jury subpoena seeking names and contact information for all Fulton County 2020 election workers was unreasonable and must be quashed. The judge found the statute of limitations for any 2020 election-related crimes had expired and that the subpoena's scope was 'staggering.'
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This event sits in the top 19% of divergence this week. 13 outlets covered it, splitting into 9 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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Outlets agree on the ruling but split on context: Reason calls it a rebuke of Trump's stolen-election fantasy, while conservative outlets note the statute of limitations has expired with minimal editorializing. CNN uniquely reports the DOJ's suspicious ballots claim.
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“Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County”CBS CBS News LEFT-CENTER
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“Judge quashes 'unreasonable' DOJ subpoena for names of Fulton County election workers”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
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“Judge rejects Justice Department's 'unreasonable' attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County” · AP News, PBS NewsHour, Politico, The Hill
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HPHuffPost Judge Rejects DOJ Attempt To Get Names Of 2020 Election Workers In Fulton County 2d ago CNNCNN Judge quashes Justice Department subpoena for information about 2020 election workers in Georgia 2d ago TNew York Times Judge Quashes Justice Dept. Subpoena in 2020 Election Inquiry 2d ago LEFT-CENTER2
CBSCBS News Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County 2d ago ABCABC News Judge quashes DOJ subpoena seeking Fulton County election worker info 2d ago CENTER4
APAP News Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County PBSPBS NewsHour Judge rejects Justice Department's 'unreasonable' attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County 2d ago PPolitico Justice Department cannot demand Fulton County elections workers' personal information, judge rules 2d ago HThe Hill Judge quashes DOJ subpoena for names of Fulton County's 2020 election staff 2d ago RIGHT-CENTER1
RReason A Trump-Appointed Judge Quashes a Subpoena Aimed at Validating the President's Stolen-Election Fantasy 1d ago RIGHT3
WTWashington Times Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County 2d ago WEWashington Examiner Judge quashes 'unreasonable' DOJ subpoena for names of Fulton County election workers 2d ago NYPNY Post Judge rejects Justice Department's attempt to obtain names of 2020 election workers in Georgia 2d ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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