In the Bloomberg lawsuit, ATF is refusing to be deposed by lawyers for Adventure Outdoors.
The real killer about this is that prior to their refusal to be deposed, ATF had agreed in principal to be deposed by lawyers for Adventure Outdoors in written questions. On top of that, in the past Adventure Outdoors had gone above and beyond their legal requirements to assist ATF in resolving potential straw purchases.
Here's a direct quote from ATF's motion to suppress the depositions:
Because god forbid that an agency funded by taxpayer dollars be held accountable by those same taxpayers in a court of law.
The real killer about this is that prior to their refusal to be deposed, ATF had agreed in principal to be deposed by lawyers for Adventure Outdoors in written questions. On top of that, in the past Adventure Outdoors had gone above and beyond their legal requirements to assist ATF in resolving potential straw purchases.
Here's a direct quote from ATF's motion to suppress the depositions:
ATF properly determined that the burdens to ATF from having the ATF employees respond to written questions outweighs any benefit to Adventure Outdoors.
Because god forbid that an agency funded by taxpayer dollars be held accountable by those same taxpayers in a court of law.