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> The Times sued to get Von der Leyen to share information ...and failed > To my knowledge, SecDef isn't subject to FOIA in a meaningful way ...and as it tur
by logifail 1y ago
> The Times sued to get Von der Leyen to share information
...and failed
> To my knowledge, SecDef isn't subject to FOIA in a meaningful way
...and as it turned out, neither is VdL.
- JumpCrisscross 1y agoThe case didn't succeed in producing the records. But the process uncovered a lot of shit. But again, you're comparing non-disclosure to irresponsible disclosure. VdL didn't send highly sensitive scramble times to a rando.
- logifail 1y ago(With apologies if this appears provocative) Is there evidence that SECDEF 'acted with criminal intent'? We've already clarified that '[being] extremely careless' is not enough for a court case. [I have a mental picture of a Venn diagram with three circles: "Politicians", "Idiots" and "Criminals"...]
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Is there evidence that SECDEF 'acted with criminal intent'? Tough to say if there’s no investigation! > We've already clarified that '[being] extremely careless' is not enough for a court case Investigation.