Lawsuit Sought Decision Documents on Gregory's Gun Law Violation
Contact: Jill Farrell, Judicial Watch, 202-646-5188
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2014 /Standard Newswire/ -- Judicial Watch today announced a win in court that ordered the District of Columbia to make public the affidavit in support of arrest of NBC's David Gregory in association with a gun law violation committed in December 2012 on Meet the Press. Gregory exhibited a high-capacity ammunition magazine during an interview with the National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre concerning firearms policy in the United States.
In January 2013, Legal Insurrection submitted a District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) seeking access to the following records:
- The January 9, 2013 letter from Lee Levine on behalf of David Gregory, referenced in the letter dated January 11, 2013, from Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan to Mr. Levine which was publicly disclosed on that date.
- All communications between the District of Columbia Office of Attorney General and/or Metropolitan Police Department, on the one hand, and legal counsel for David Gregory and/or NBC News, on the other hand, with regard to the incident involving the display on television by Mr. Gregory of an alleged high-capacity ammunition clip (the "Gregory incident”).