FBI Wins FOIA Lawsuit Over Records on Social Media Contacts During 2020 Election, Hunter Biden Laptop

A federal judge has ruled that the FBI properly withheld portions of records sought by a conservative legal organization investigating the bureau’s communications with social media companies during the 2020 election.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has sided with the FBI in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), a conservative legal advocacy group seeking records related to the bureau’s contacts with social media and news platforms before the 2020 presidential election.

The ruling marks a significant victory for the FBI after years of litigation over records involving the agency’s efforts to communicate with techn...