Justice Dept. Asks for Identifying Details on Anonymous Op-Ed Author

[mysteryowl]

The Justice Department is demanding identifying details about the senior Trump administration official who denounced the president in a New York Times Op-Ed last year under the byline Anonymous, according to a letter from a senior law enforcement official on Monday ahead of a forthcoming book by the still-unnamed writer.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/us/politics/op-ed-anonymous-justice-department.html


Hey Trump and cronies, I guess you have never heard of "freedom of the press".

[exboyfil]

1. Prior restraint

Good luck with that.

[Ms. Toad]

7. Nope. Not even close to prior restraint.

The Op Ed was published last year. Prior restraint occurs when the speech is required to pass governmental review BEFRORE it is allowed to be published.

[exboyfil]

8. Of the book

[Ms. Toad]

9. I don't see any suggestion they are seeking to halt publication of the book.

Their request is for information about the author - which is certainly chilling, but not prior restraint.

[Flaleftist]

2. Barr can go fuck himself. nt

[mysteryowl]

4. It is of concern this corrupt adminstration will use abuse their powers and

find out on their own.

[Flaleftist]

5. I'm sure they will try.

Hopefully, anonymous is familiar with their methods/abilities and has taken precautions.

[SWBTATTReg]

3. Under what right do they have the right for this information? NONE! nt

[gratuitous]

6. Considering how many people have gone in and out of the Administration

Barr should be able to narrow it down to about two or three thousand names.

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Let DOJ issue a subpoena and then ignore it.