A United States federal court has rejected Aaron Greenspan’s request to obtain evidence from President Bola Tinubu and DCI Group in an ongoing Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, case.
The US District Court for the District of Columbia dominated on October 30, 2026, that Greenspan’s proposed discovery over alleged cyberattacks on his web site was not sufficiently related to the FOIA dispute involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA.
The court additionally rejected a request by Karl Von Batten, who shouldn’t be a celebration to the case, to file an amicus curiae temporary.
It equally denied Greenspan’s request for judicial discover and his movement for abstract judgment.
Reacting to the ruling, legal professional Christopher W. Carmichael stated the choice made clear that the FOIA case couldn’t be used to pursue points exterior the authorized questions earlier than the court.
“The Court’s decision makes clear that this Freedom of Information Act proceeding cannot be used to pursue discovery unrelated to the legal questions before it,” Carmichael stated.
Attorney Oluwole Afolabi additionally confirmed that the court had denied Greenspan’s movement for abstract judgment and rejected the request to introduce an amicus temporary.
The underlying FOIA litigation involving the FBI and DEA stays ongoing.
