Judge Denies DOJ Request for Private Firm to Create Database of Jan. 6 Evidence – IOTW Report

Judge Denies DOJ Request for Private Firm to Create Database of Jan. 6 Evidence

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A federal judge in Washington on Friday denied a Department of Justice request to hire a private contractor to create a database of the evidence of the Capitol breach on Jan. 6.

Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied the DOJ request to provide grand jury material to Deloitte Financial Advisory Services because federal rules prohibit the disclosure of such material to all but public government entities.

“Undoubtedly, the government has a genuine need for the highly technical expertise offered by Deloitte to provide litigation support and process efficiently the cumbersome myriad forms of electronic data collected in investigating the Capitol attack,” the judge wrote in a 54-page opinion (pdf).

The DOJ had pointed to certain exceptions in the prohibitions to argue that Deloitte could be considered government personnel. The department explained that the lack of a centralized entity to handle all the evidence would threaten “to slow the discovery process, delay contemplated trial proceedings, and undermine the considerable benefits of having a single, secure, searchable database for discovery materials.” more

12 Comments on Judge Denies DOJ Request for Private Firm to Create Database of Jan. 6 Evidence

  1. Why are we paying for a inflated DOJ and FBI if outsourcing to a private company will get better results?? What’s the true needs/wants you are you are hiding from the courts??? BAD odor in the air on this one.

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