FBI Releases List of Withheld Documents in Seth Rich Investigation, States the 2016 Case Is an 'Ongoing Law Enforcement' Probe...

by The Gateway Pundit News Staff at The Gateway Pundit

On Monday night, Texas attorney Ty Clevenger posted online the latest responses he has received in litigation related to files held by Seth Rich.

As The Gateway Pundit has reported, Clevenger has been fighting the FBI to release these documents for years. The FBI has previously refused to turn over Rich’s laptops despite court orders to do so. At one point the FBI said they needed 66 years to turn over all the documents.

Getting to the bottom of the Seth Rich murder has been a challenge, and it leads many to wonder who or what the FBI is protecting.

Thankfully, Clevenger is known for his aggressive litigation style and focus on government transparency, election integrity, and corruption cases. These “Vaughn Indexes” are related to the personal and work laptops held by the FBI since Rich’s 2016 murder. The indexes contain a list of the files the government refuses to turn over and their argued justification for the files being withheld.

Many documents are being withheld under Exemption 7(A), indicating “potential interference with ongoing investigations if disclosed.” The FBI has denied involvement in investigating Seth Rich’s murder, stating it was a matter for local law enforcement. It is not clear which ongoing investigation the FBI is citing to, if any.

In recent years, the federal government has become notorious for abusing FOIA laws to deny records to American citizens…