So, a sunlight group The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press was in court today filing a motion to unseal the case of the mysterious “Country A” that is refusing to comply with a subpoena issued by Mueller in connection with his now shut down investigation and reveal that country’s identity.
Their argument was that now the Mueller investigation is now officially belly up, the public deserves more transparency in the case.
They were surprised by the government’s reply:
”A federal grand jury impaneled by special counsel Robert Mueller is still conducting a "robust on-going" investigation – even after his team has concluded its work and disbanded – a federal prosecutor testified Wednesday during a court hearing about a subpoena dispute with an an-unnamed, foreign-owned company.
The disclosure was made during an effort by media organizations to persuade the court to identify the foreign firm that has, thus far, refused to honor the subpoena issued by the Mueller team. And it has added a new mystery to the already confounding dispute – why would the grand jury handling the Mueller case still be in the throes of a “robust” investigation if the special counsel’s work has concluded?
...The Reporters Committee, a First Amendment watchdog group, filed a motion to unseal the case and reveal the identity of the foreign company argued on Wednesday that the public deserves more transparency in this case now that the special counsel's investigation has concluded.
Judge Beryl Howell said that depends on whether there's still an on-going grand jury investigation, and asked the government whether that's the case.
Assistant District Attorney David Goodhand replied, "It is continuing robustly."
Townsend, the attorney seeking the records, told ABC News she was not sure what to make of the disclosure.”
Me neither.
Only the shadow knows...
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[cross-posted to PolitiZoom]