Now enter local District Court Judge James Boasberg, whose written decision, on its face, makes clear his antipathy … Judge James Boasberg quashes both subpoenas, thereby prohibiting us from reviewing any records. … ordinary people. Ladies and gentlemen, no one is above the law. But for the first time, a judge's ruling that a grand jury subpoena, on its face, legal in all regards, can be ignored because a judge thinks the subject is beyond reproach. (08:10–08:22)
CLAIM
Asserts that Judge Boasberg quashed subpoenas, preventing record review.
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