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February 20, 2026

DOJ Hides in Darkness

Timothy Birdnow

The Trump DOJ has asked judge James "Bozo" Boasberg to issue summary judgment to block Judicial Watch from getting the dollar amounts paid by the Biden Administration's FBI to Twitter to censor public discourse. Yes, you read that correctly; the DOJ is suing to prevent the release of material evidence that proves the Biden Administration was openly violating rhe First Amendment.

Pam Bondi needs to go.

But wait! It get's worse:

In its request for summary judgement, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office (say it ain't so!) argued that revealing payments that are tied to real investigations could reveal super secret investigative methods - such as how much the FBI is "engaging" with Twitter vs. other platforms, which could lead to 'bad guys' (criminals, hackers, foreign spies) to switch to platforms with less FBI activity, and that it might reveal shifts in FBI priorities over time.

Revealing the quarterly totals could also betray "mosaic theory," where seemingly harmless info (like one quarter's payment) can be pieced together with public data (e.g., Twitter's transparency reports) to form a big picture of FBI strategies.

Earlier this month, Boasberg agreed - ruling that revealing the payments could expose FBI "techniques and procedures" (how they monitor online threats) and help bad actors figure out what the FBI is focused on, allowing them to adapt and change strategies.

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Yes, former Judge Pirro spearheaded this travesty!

What is the point of having a freedom of information act when the government can hide behind this exemption all the time? I get it; sometimes it is necessary to hide methods to protect agents and investigations, but the whole point of the law is so government can't break it and cover it up. That's what is happening here.

Bondi and Pirro ought to understand that the time for endless investigations leading nowhere is over. We neec action NOW. Next year may be too late; certainly by '28 it will be too late. Get off your backsides and do something already!

I fear these folks may have gone native, like Jeff Session and Cjristopher Wray had done previously.

I've always loved Jeannine Pirro, but she's been one of those hanger-ons, working at Fox, a GOPe operation, and maybe she's less interested in a revolution than in restoring the fortunes of the Ruling Class? I don't know but she needs to be made to answer for this. Why is nobody asking her?

I'm sick of this footdragging and protecting the status quo. We elected Trump in a bloodless revolution, to make real change, to shine light on the darkness and chase out the cockroaches. Now many in the Trump Administration are struggling to keep the lights off. Disgraceful.

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