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Records reveal Obama administration’s secret campaign to silence critic

In this April 3, 2019 file photo, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr. speaks during the National Action Network Convention in New York. Documents uncovered in a FOIA release show a PR staffer for Mr. Holder attempted to bully USA Today into dropping a libertarian writer who was critical of the Obama administration. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) **FILE**

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