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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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 23% of divergence this week. 14 outlets covered it, splitting into 9 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 14 outlets placed this story
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Politico
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NY Post
New York Times
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Reason
A Trump-Appointed Judge Quashes a Subpoena Aimed at Validating the President's Stolen-Election Fantasy
critique of Trump's election claims · negative
HuffPost
Judge Rejects DOJ Attempt To Get Names Of 2020 Election Workers In Fulton County
straight news with AP wire · neutral
First to report
- CNNfirst
- CBS News+6 min
- Washington Times+18 min
- Newsmax+24 min
- ABC News+54 min
- The Hill+1.3 h
- Washington Examiner+1.5 h
- Politico+2.3 h
- New York Times+2.6 h
- NY Post+2.7 h
- PBS NewsHour+2.9 h
- HuffPost+15.6 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
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.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
THE LEFT
“Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County”CBS CBS News LEFT-CENTER
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THE RIGHT
“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 65d ago CNNCNN Judge quashes Justice Department subpoena for information about 2020 election workers in Georgia 66d ago TNew York Times Judge Quashes Justice Dept. Subpoena in 2020 Election Inquiry 66d ago LEFT-CENTER2
CBSCBS News Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County 66d ago ABCABC News Judge quashes DOJ subpoena seeking Fulton County election worker info 66d 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 66d ago PPolitico Justice Department cannot demand Fulton County elections workers' personal information, judge rules 66d ago HThe Hill Judge quashes DOJ subpoena for names of Fulton County's 2020 election staff 66d ago RIGHT-CENTER1
RReason A Trump-Appointed Judge Quashes a Subpoena Aimed at Validating the President's Stolen-Election Fantasy 65d ago RIGHT4
WTWashington Times Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County 66d ago WEWashington Examiner Judge quashes 'unreasonable' DOJ subpoena for names of Fulton County election workers 66d ago NYPNY Post Judge rejects Justice Department's attempt to obtain names of 2020 election workers in Georgia 66d ago NMNewsmax Judge Denies DOJ Bid for Fulton's 2020 Election Workers' Names - Newsmax 66d ago 6 tracked claims across 14 outlets
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