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The first half of the piece seems to claim the Biden administration actively continued the case. Then we get this: >Anthony Coley, a Justice Department spokes

The first half of the piece seems to claim the Biden administration actively continued the case. Then we get this: >Anthony Coley, a Justice Department spokesman, noted that “on multiple occasions in recent months,” the Biden-era department had moved to delay enforcement of the order and it then “voluntarily moved to withdraw the order before any records were produced.” Sounds like it just took a while for the new team to get up to speed and kill this. Am I being naive?

stefan_ 5y ago
> the Biden administration continued waging the fight this year, telling a handful of top Times executives about it but imposing a gag order to shield it from public view You don't need to get "up to speed" on this.
- Tostino 5y ago
  You do if you take over and are not aware this is happening by a team levels below you.
ncmncm 5y ago
It's tricky to move in and quash crooked investigations when you are also trying to be "hands-off" of the Justice Department. But if the Biden administration wanted to signal their sensitivity to Press freedoms, dropping the Julian Assange extradition and Chelsea Manning harassment campaigns would be clearer.
0xy 5y ago
You are being naive because both sides do this. The DoJ under Obama went after phone records for AP reporters repeatedly. No government is above this behavior.
- Gibbon1 5y ago
  The Obama administration was surprisingly and especially authoritarian and anti-press freedom.
GeekyBear 5y ago
>Am I being naive? Yes. >Unfortunately, new revelations suggest that the Biden Justice Department not only allowed these disturbing intrusions to continue — it intensified the government‘s attack on First Amendment rights before finally backing down in the face of reporting about its conduct. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/06/fred-ryan-biden-doj-press/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/06/fred-ryan...
- kar5pt 5y ago
  If you're going to call someone naive, you should say more than just linking to a paywalled article.

stefan_ 5y ago

> the Biden administration continued waging the fight this year, telling a handful of top Times executives about it but imposing a gag order to shield it from public view You don't need to get "up to speed" on this.

Tostino 5y ago
You do if you take over and are not aware this is happening by a team levels below you.

ncmncm 5y ago

It's tricky to move in and quash crooked investigations when you are also trying to be "hands-off" of the Justice Department. But if the Biden administration wanted to signal their sensitivity to Press freedoms, dropping the Julian Assange extradition and Chelsea Manning harassment campaigns would be clearer.

0xy 5y ago

You are being naive because both sides do this. The DoJ under Obama went after phone records for AP reporters repeatedly. No government is above this behavior.

Gibbon1 5y ago
The Obama administration was surprisingly and especially authoritarian and anti-press freedom.

GeekyBear 5y ago

>Am I being naive? Yes. >Unfortunately, new revelations suggest that the Biden Justice Department not only allowed these disturbing intrusions to continue — it intensified the government‘s attack on First Amendment rights before finally backing down in the face of reporting about its conduct. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/06/fred-ryan-biden-doj-press/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/06/fred-ryan...

kar5pt 5y ago
If you're going to call someone naive, you should say more than just linking to a paywalled article.