A federal judge on Friday heard arguments in a case to determine whether President Trump’s own tweets could force the government to reveal more information about its efforts to verify information contained in a controversial opposition research dossier, Politico reported.
The arguments stem from a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Politico reporter Josh Gerstein in conjunction with the anti-secrecy group, the James Madison Project.
According to Politico, the arguments center on whether the president’s statements on Twitter prevent the government from refusing to provide information about its efforts to verify the dossier, particularly whether the tweets should be read to confirm that the government has looked into the claims in the document and found them false or unverifiable.
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