{
  "id": 17424274,
  "title": "US court rejects bid to obtain evidence from Tinubu, DCI group in FOIA case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/us-court-rejects-bid-to-obtain-evidence-from-tinubu-dci-group-in-foia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T15:04:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/31/us-court-rejects-discovery-bid-against-tinubu-dci-group-in-foia-case/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A US federal court has dismissed Aaron Greenspan's attempt to acquire information from President Bola Tinubu and the DCI Group in a Freedom of Information Act case. On October 30, 2026, the US District Court for the District of Columbia determined that Greenspan's proposed discovery pertaining to alleged cyberattacks on his website was not relevant enough to the FOIA dispute involving the FBI and DEA. The court also rejected Karl Von Batten's request to file an amicus curiae brief, as well as Greenspan's request for judicial notice and summary judgment. Greenspan's attorney, Christopher W. Carmichael, stated that the ruling clarified the FOIA case could not be utilized for unrelated legal inquiries. Attorney Oluwole Afolabi affirmed the court's denial of Greenspan's motion for summary judgment and rejection of the amicus brief request. The original FOIA litigation between the FBI and DEA continues.",
  "summary": "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 ruled on October 30, 2026, that Greenspan’s proposed discovery over alleged cyberattacks on his website was not […] US court rejects bid to obtain evidence from…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Tinubu commends EFCC over role in US sextortion case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/tinubu-commends-efcc-over-role-in-us-sextortion-case",
        "published": "2026-10-31T11:10:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}