The CBS investigative reporter has dealt with roadblock upon roadblock in her quest to get her Freedom of Information requests fulfilled, but fortunately for us, she doesn’t give up easily. Here’s the latest on her dogged pursuit of the truth:
A FOI request I filed in early Dec. 2012 with the Defense Intelligence Agency re: Benghazi not only hasn't been reponded to in the 20 days
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 21, 2013
that the statue foresees…but I also requested "expedited processing" since it's for a possible news story…
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 21, 2013
And I just got a response 11 months later that says they've decided to put me on the Complex Track for FOIA processing.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 21, 2013
I'm currently in Awaiting Tasking Queue #78 of 135.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 21, 2013
But they did thank me for my patience and understanding!
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 21, 2013
Gee, how thoughtful!
But credit where credit is due. I recently received what may be my only timely (and what I consider) proper FOI response in memory…
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 21, 2013
…that actually provided helpful documents that were not redacted…they are from the Justice Department Inspector General. Thank you!
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 21, 2013
(If only I could get the Justice Dept itself to provide FOI documents…)
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 21, 2013
It could be a while.
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Update:
FOI letter response.. complex processing pic.twitter.com/rZcasQMzcP
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 21, 2013
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