There are nine exemptions to FOIA disclosure requirements. I can foresee the Trump administration citing several of them in response to the FOIA demand. It will then be up to a court to decide. Which won't happen quickly in my experience.
These are the nine exemptions:
Exemption 1: Information that is classified to protect national security.
• Exemption 2: Information related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an
agency.
• Exemption 3: Information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal law.
• Exemption 4: Trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is confidential or
privileged.
• Exemption 5: Privileged communications within or between agencies, including those protected
by the:
1. Deliberative Process Privilege (provided the records were created less than 25 years
before the date on which they were requested)
2. Attorney-Work Product Privilege
3. Attorney-Client Privilege
4. Presidential Communications Privilege
• Exemption 6: Information that, if disclosed, would invade another individual’s personal privacy.
• Exemption 7: Information compiled for law enforcement purposes that:
o 7(A). Could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings
o 7(B). Would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication
o 7(C). Could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy
o 7(D). Could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source
o 7(E). Would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or
prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law
o 7(F). Could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual
• Exemption 8: Information that concerns the supervision of financial institutions.
• Exemption 9: Geological information on wells.
I expect the administration will cite at least the following: Exemptions 1, 2, 5, and 7.
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