Issa: DHS FOIA Process ‘Reeks Of A Nixonian Enemies List’ | Talking Points Memo

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has trumped up scandals involving the Obama administration that have turned out to be duds. But in his probe of political interference in the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) at the Department of Homeland Security, it looks like Issa has the goods.But Democrats and the DHS said that Issa’s rhetoric doesn’t match up with the facts. And they issued their own report that finds documents and interviews “does not support Chairman Issa’s allegations that DHS withheld information from FOIA requestors for partisan political purposes.”


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