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Story summary
- A federal judge in Nashville ordered the Department of Justice to release emails about the prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
- Judge Waverly Crenshaw's December 3 order, unsealed December 30, shows high-level DOJ officials were involved in charging Garcia.
- Garcia's attorneys contend the charges stem from vindictiveness after he sued to stop his deportation.
- An evidentiary hearing is set for January 26 to address these allegations.
