Fannie Mae-No Politics (FNMA)

[big-yank]

I wonder if anyone sent timhoward717's spin on her ruling to Judge Margaret Sweeney so she can see a manifestation of why assertion of privilege for the President matters. A draft speech on housing is being represented as linking the President to illegal activities, even though he is not named in any suit, and the actual delivered text of any Presidential speech is already on the public record.

th717 just handed government grounds for a mandamus appeal, if they so choose. Or a later SCOTUS appeal if plaintiffs prevail in Sweeney's court. My slightly revised opinion is that government will simply yield on 56 redacted documents and give them up under court protection. The fact that they participated in the redaction process indicates to me a reasonableness to compromise, perhaps because there is not all that much in that cache to begin with, and the further fact that the election on November 8th will neutralize some of the political consequences of the content being twisted and turned in the media for partisan advantage.

Sweeney's ruling was very well presented and, frankly, impressive as to lack of bias or favoritism.


JMHO.