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Judge Orders Trump Admin to Release Secret OLC Bombing Memo

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer ordered U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to release a secret OLC memo on boat bombings.
Engelmayer set an October 14 deadline for the administration’s compliance.
The Defense Department and U.S. Southern Command carried out 70 strikes that killed at least 234 people.
The ACLU and Center for Constitutional Rights filed a FOIA suit to obtain the memo.

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U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer ordered U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to release a secret OLC memo on boat bombings.
Engelmayer set an October 14 deadline for the administration’s compliance.
The Defense Department and U.S. Southern Command carried out 70 strikes that killed at least 234 people.
The ACLU and Center for Constitutional Rights filed a FOIA suit to obtain the memo.