“as he'd claimed. About a week later, the informant was reported dead. Which of course means he can't provide more details of the operation. And the historic clerk's default I received against him in my lawsuit-- the first known such decision in a case of govt. spying on a journalist--pretty much will go nowhere.”
Hmm. Maybe there was no informant. They illegally obtain "evidence" then say an imaginary Confidential Informant gave it to them. Then say the CI cannot be revealed.
The rest of her post:
“as he'd claimed. About a week later, the informant was reported dead. Which of course means he can't provide more details of the operation. And the historic clerk's default I received against him in my lawsuit-- the first known such decision in a case of govt. spying on a journalist--pretty much will go nowhere.”
Hmm. Maybe there was no informant. They illegally obtain "evidence" then say an imaginary Confidential Informant gave it to them. Then say the CI cannot be revealed.
Right to confront accusers