Watch List
2022-02-03 18:51:34.613734+01 by
Dan Lyke
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D.C. Police Delayed Or Denied Public Records Requests From Critics On ‘Watchlist,’ Says Lawsuit
A defense attorney says in a new lawsuit that the Metropolitan Police Department maintained a “watchlist” of lawyers, activists, and reporters whose requests for public records would be subjected to additional scrutiny, delayed, or outright denied as a means to stop critical or embarrassing revelations from coming to light.
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