5. Thwarting Freedom 
of Information

By Jason Leopold

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A redacted document given to the author in response to one of his Freedom of Information Act requests.

(Jason Leopold)

On December 13, 2016, I filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the FBI seeking a wide range of documents about a series of highly controversial decisions the bureau made in the weeks leading up to the U.S. presidential election that Democratic lawmakers and supporters of Hillary Clinton have claimed shifted support to her opponent, Donald Trump.

Most notably, FBI Director James Comey sent a letter to congressional leaders 10 days before the election alerting ...

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