[Daily Caller] The Department of Justice is withholding documents about the Imran Awan cybersecurity scandal by saying there is an ongoing, secret case related to matter, according to court papers.Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit Nov. 7, 2018, for 7,000 pages of Capitol Police records related to the cybersecurity investigation, and Aug. 2, the DOJ agreed to begin producing records by Nov. 5.
That deadline came and went with no records being produced; on a Nov. 13 phone call, the DOJ said "technical difficulties" had resulted in a delay, Judicial Watch stated in a court filing.
The DOJ later changed its story and said it was actually withholding documents "pursuant to an Order issued by the Honorable Tanya S. Chutkan who is presiding over a related sealed criminal matter," prosecutors said in a Dec. 5 filing.
(RELATED: Fifteen Things To Know About ’Pakistani Mystery Man’ Imran Awan)
"The ’difficulties’ in providing responsive material was [sic] due to the unexpected and unique set of facts described above that was out of control of the Defendant. Defendant’s only motivation was to maintain the integrity of the sealed matter as much as possible," assistant U.S. Attorney Benton Peterson said in the filing.
Related:
Imran Awan: 2018-11-13 Judicial Watch Sues DOJ for Records of Investigations into the Awan Brothers, Congressional Democrat IT Scandal
Imran Awan: 2018-07-04 Justice Department covers up possible spy ring scandal in Democratic congressional offices
Imran Awan: 2018-07-03 In Newly Obtained Memo, Congress TOP COP Said House Dem Caucus Server Vanished
Imran Awan: 2018-11-13 Judicial Watch Sues DOJ for Records of Investigations into the Awan Brothers, Congressional Democrat IT Scandal
Imran Awan: 2018-07-04 Justice Department covers up possible spy ring scandal in Democratic congressional offices
Imran Awan: 2018-07-03 In Newly Obtained Memo, Congress TOP COP Said House Dem Caucus Server Vanished