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Judge orders Biden admin to turn over Fauci, Jean-Pierre 'misinformation' emails sent to social media giants
Fox News ^ | September 7, 2022 | Danielle Wallace

Posted on 09/07/2022 11:34:08 AM PDT by conservative98

A federal judge in Louisiana ruled Tuesday that the Biden administration has 21 days to turn over all relevant emails sent by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Dr. Anthony Fauci to social media platforms regarding alleged misinformation and the censorship of social media content.

The decision by Judge Terry Doughty, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, came as part of a lawsuit filed in May by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, accusing the Biden administration of suppressing the constitutionally protected right to free speech on elections, the COVID-19 lab leak theory, coronavirus-related lockdowns and other issues.

The Justice Department objected to the handing over of the email correspondence under executive privilege and presidential communications privilege, but Doughty decided, "This Court believes Plaintiffs are entitled to external communications by Jean-Pierre and Dr. Fauci in their capacities as White House Press Secretary and Chief Medical Advisor to the President to third-party social media platforms."

Schmitt, who is running for U.S. Senate in Missouri, announced the development regarding his lawsuit on Twitter.

In their initial filing, he and Landry argued that "having threatened and cajoled social-media platforms for years to censor viewpoints and speakers disfavored by the Left, senior government officials in the Executive Branch have moved into a phase of open collusion with social-media platforms under the Orwellian guise of halting so-called 'disinformation,' 'misinformation' and 'malinformation.'"

"As a result of these actions, there has been an unprecedented rise of censorship and suppression of free speech — including core political speech — on social media platforms," the lawsuit says. "Not just fringe views, but perfectly legitimate, responsible viewpoints and speakers have been unlawfully and unconstitutionally threatened in the modern public square."

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bigtech; censorship; coronavirus; covid19; dissent; elections; emails; ericschmitt; fauci; freespeech; internet; karinejeanpierre; lableak; lawsuit; lockdowns; media; socialmedia; technotyranny

1 posted on 09/07/2022 11:34:08 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Can I get a woof woof!


2 posted on 09/07/2022 11:36:44 AM PDT by Boardwalk
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To: conservative98

This is good. Very good.


3 posted on 09/07/2022 11:38:28 AM PDT by JonPreston
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To: conservative98

wow, we finally won one.


4 posted on 09/07/2022 11:40:08 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: conservative98

Ooooh Yeaaaah! (Duffman)


5 posted on 09/07/2022 11:40:51 AM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: conservative98


and the RATS take another one in the.........HA ha!!!

6 posted on 09/07/2022 11:42:24 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: conservative98

this fringe judge will be reprimanded by the mainstream maniacs.


7 posted on 09/07/2022 11:42:35 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: conservative98

Notice how they say “Trump appointed judge” the rare instance something goes his way, but never “Obama appointed judge .etc” all the times it doesn’t.


8 posted on 09/07/2022 11:43:27 AM PDT by Husker24 (Pp)
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To: conservative98

Yeah, we all know how this regime complies with judges rulings that they don’t like. They won’t be turning over a damn thing. They’re just going to give this ruling the usual run-around and flip this judge the bird.


9 posted on 09/07/2022 11:44:55 AM PDT by Bullish (Rot'sa Ruck America. )
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Yeah, we all know how this regime complies with judges rulings that they don’t like. They won’t be turning over a damn thing. They’re just going to give this ruling the usual run-around and flip this judge the bird.

The responding documents were deleted by a computer glitch.

10 posted on 09/07/2022 11:45:58 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: conservative98

Hard drive crash in 3...2...1


11 posted on 09/07/2022 11:51:35 AM PDT by Ben Dover
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To: Bullish

I’ll also add just because it is Trump appointed doesn’t mean it is one he wanted. All administrations make deals, you get 1 judge, I get two, etc.


12 posted on 09/07/2022 11:57:05 AM PDT by conservative98
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I’ll be very surprised if the information is ever turned over. We are now living in the Leftist States of America. There will be stalling, claims of lost materials, etc., but we’ll never see the emails


13 posted on 09/07/2022 12:38:07 PM PDT by djpg
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To: conservative98

Fauci lied people died.


14 posted on 09/07/2022 12:38:57 PM PDT by George J. Jetso
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To: conservative98
doocy-hat-to-jean-pierre
15 posted on 09/07/2022 1:07:50 PM PDT by doug from upland (LET'S GO BRANDON)
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To: conservative98
No email trail for the Zuck and his in person visit.
16 posted on 09/07/2022 3:09:09 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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Alex Berenson Is prepping a big lawsuit over this himself. He’ll be filing soon…


17 posted on 09/07/2022 3:14:30 PM PDT by Magnatron
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To: 1Old Pro

“we finally won one.”

So far. It’ll be appealed or something.


18 posted on 09/07/2022 3:32:36 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Sometimes when you get to where you're supposed to be, it's too soon.)
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