Posted on 11/21/22
| News Source: Washington Times
A federal judge on Monday denied a motion to quash a subpoena from former White House press secretary Jen Psaki, who is trying to avoid giving a deposition in a lawsuit alleging the Biden administration conspired with Big Tech to silence conservative criticism on social media.
Ms. Psaki had filed a motion in an Alexandria, Virginia, federal court to quash the subpoena, arguing the deposition would place an undue burden on her and that she had no information to share.
The judge disagreed.
“As discussed, Psaki’s reasons for having to prepare for and give the deposition are not undue burdens. Second, because there is no undue burden, there is no irreparable harm to Psaki,” wrote U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty of the Western District of Louisiana.
Mr. Biden’s Justice Department had backed Ms. Psaki’s bid to dodge the subpoena.
On Friday. an Alexandria magistrate judge said he was skeptical of Ms. Psaki’s arguments and transferred her case back to Louisiana, where the lawsuit was initiated.