| 单词 | fishing expedition |
| 例句 | The Ohio Supreme Court, reviewing the case on appeal, was obviously uncomfortable with the blatant fishing expedition for drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He had not seen Ramon since the day recently when he had suggested a fishing expedition and been told that Ramon was not well. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z For our fishing expeditions either Abbey or I always brought a camera, just in case. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The police are allowed by the courts to conduct fishing expeditions for drugs on streets and freeways based on nothing more than a hunch. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z When Sergei, returning from a fishing expedition, sharply criticizes Pavel for his sloppy, inaccurate data collection, the young man falls into a guilty sulk that steadily curdles into paranoia. | 'How I Ended This Summer': Standoff in a Frigid Circle of Hell 2011-01-27T23:18:21Z Down below, the waves crashed against the island’s rough edges, carrying adult penguins returning from a fishing expedition. In the Falkland Islands, a quest to see as many penguins as possible 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z I learned the names of the creatures that we saw on a fishing expedition the following afternoon: yellowtail snapper, pug-faced grouper, brightly scaled sunfish and a stout little fellow aptly named the grunt. Personal Journeys: Dodging a Holiday in a Remote Mexican Town 2013-12-27T17:34:54Z A fishing expedition in the "Land of the Midnight Sun." I'm wild about Northwest salmon. And you? 2010-06-11T06:01:00Z “They went from one fishing expedition to another fishing expedition,” he said. Trump’s firewall holds solid on Fox News’ prime time 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Parasailing, jet skiing, snorkel tours, sunset sails and fishing expeditions are available for a price. The Cheeca Lodge Is Back, Tiki Bar and All 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z My initial thought was that this might be some child-protection fishing expedition. Katy Perry offers no respite for the embattled royals 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z That includes looking at the power of surveillance through the lens of migratory birds in Newark, Del.; the complex history of human excrement in Minde, Portugal; and a literal fishing expedition through the Sahara. Latif Nasser, Harvard Ph.D., on the Rewards of Being Dumb 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z I didn’t want to be part of some kind of fishing expedition with some vague question that they had asked me. Anita Hill and her 1991 congressional defenders to Joe Biden: You were part of the problem 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z His knowledge of that office serves him well when he goes on a different kind of fishing expedition, tricking the current D.A. Looking for a Great Courtroom Drama? Start Here 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z The next day, we drove to the tiny town of Georgetown to meet Perry Gotell, a retired commercial fisherman who started Tranquility Cove Adventures, which takes visitors on half- and full-day fishing expeditions. On Prince Edward Island, a Seafood-Dining Excursion 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The kitchen, porch and living room are heavily trafficked, and Mr. Martos and his staff slip from shoptalk to discussion of the week’s fishing expeditions. Art Review: ‘Creature From the Blue Lagoon,’ in Bridgehampton 2012-08-02T21:41:16Z “It was a fishing expedition, and we really think it was an effort by the state to shut down our production.” Here's What Was Left Out of 'Making a Murderer' 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z He also said that Starr was not being investigated at the time of Snipes' trial and that any inquiries would amount to "a fishing expedition." Wesley Snipes ordered to surrender in tax case 2010-11-19T19:35:00Z ABC called the request "an ill-disguised fishing expedition" that would be a "major distraction" to workers on its show, which is expected to shoot 24 hours a day, five days a week. Judge to weigh CBS bid to block ABC reality show 2012-06-13T23:10:50Z Earlier this year, Harrison saw him play a game with one of his 15 grandchildren - a fishing expedition with magnets. Marriott, Buffett and the everlasting executive 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z The rain did not prevent fishing expeditions, so we boarded a small yacht, the Princess, and motored out of giant Avacha Bay into the Pacific. Forged by Volcanoes, Kamchatka Offers Majestic, Magnetic Wilds 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z So, on “Joanne,” she goes on a fishing expedition for inspiration. Lady Gaga’s Stripped-Down New Album Fishes for Inspiration 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z "The subpoena is, in my judgment, a fishing expedition," the judge said. A New York judge has rejected what he calls Bill Cosby's 'fishing expedition' to get journalists' notes, film and audio to fight a defamation lawsuit filed against him by 7 women 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Owner Atanasio Howard arranges gear rentals and offers tours of Crab Cay and nearby mangroves, as well as fishing expeditions. On the Colombian island of Providencia, the pace is slow but charms come thick and fast Wogan said the ruling will let Chevron conduct a "fishing expedition" for evidence. Maker of film 'Crude' ordered to turn over footage 2010-05-06T23:46:00Z An Arizona angler, Stuart Black, reached out and invited Lackmann to a fishing expedition at Apache Lake, where the fish collected would be donated to science. Study uncovers hundred-year lifespans for three freshwater fish species in the Arizona desert 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z “It seems a bit like a fishing expedition to me,” Republican Rep. Grant Hodges said. Arkansas lawmakers OK plan to audit purchase of $19,000 lectern for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Joe — who named his only son “Fisher,” a narrow winner over “River” — spent three summers after college as a guide on Alaskan fishing expeditions. UW folk hero Joe Jarzynka’s last hurrah — and his family’s path forward 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z The lawsuit also describes the AG’s investigation as “nothing more than a fishing expedition.” WA gun-rights group says it has been illegally targeted by AG Bob Ferguson 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, New York Democrat, called the impeachment inquiry a “kangaroo court, fishing expedition and conspiracy theater rolled into one.” House Republicans unite behind impeachment inquiry 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z State Republicans continue to attempt their own review of the 2020 results, but that effort has been tied up in the courts and Democrats have called it a “partisan fishing expedition.” Trump’s drumbeat of lies about the 2020 election keeps getting louder. Here are the facts 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z Nearly every spring, Novelly, a billionaire who made his fortune storing and transporting petroleum, takes his two yachts on a fishing expedition to the Bahamas' Exuma Islands. Clarence Thomas’ 38 vacations: Other billionaires treated the Supreme Court justice to luxury travel 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z “It is not a fishing expedition. It is necessary for Kohberger’s defense,” Taylor said. Bryan Kohberger defense seeks records withheld by Idaho prosecutors 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The agency also accused the companies of having caused the death of thousands of seabirds during their shark fishing expeditions. Illegal shark fin trade: Record haul seized in Brazil 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Sams accused Mr. Comer of going on a fishing expedition simply to make appearances on right-wing television outlets “so he can simply say ‘Biden’ and ‘bribery’ over and over again in the same sentence.” White House attacks Comer’s credibility ahead of FBI contempt vote: ‘Repeatedly failing to deliver’ 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z And then he went out to sea for a fishing expedition, with fellow recluses he had met through a non-profit organisation. Hikikomori: Why S Korea is paying young recluses to leave home 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z My fishing expedition had exposed only a prejudice within myself. Opinion | A writing teacher got schooled by ChatGPT. Here’s what he learned. 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Cuffari and his staff have complained to senators of a politically motivated fishing expedition designed to undermine him and his attempts to clean up the inspector general’s office. Probe widens into federal watchdog over missing Jan. 6 Secret Service texts 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z A Planned Parenthood doctor described Bailey’s investigation as a “fishing expedition” targeting the clinic, which provides gender-affirming care to adults, and teens ages 16 and older. Missouri Planned Parenthood sues over AG’s transgender inquiry 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z "Unsubstantiated", "highly defamatory", and a "fishing expedition", the company says of the potential evidence. Prince Harry privacy case: battle with Mail owner begins 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Dr. Colleen McNicholas, the health center’s chief medical officer, described Bailey’s investigation as a “fishing expedition.” Missouri Planned Parenthood sues over transgender inquiry 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Associated Newspapers has dismissed the claims as "preposterous smears" based on a "fishing expedition". Prince Harry accuses Associated Newspapers of 'criminality' 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Virgin Islands of going on a "fishing expedition" after having obtained a "massive trove" of information in litigation in which the territory recovered more than $105 million from Epstein's estate. JPMorgan must hand over CEO Dimon's records in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z But until the systems improve, Nakashook has a new strategy for planning his weekend hunting and fishing expeditions. Dwindling weather data leave Canadians in the cold 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Virgin Islands' demand a "fishing expedition," after the territory had obtained a "massive trove" of information in litigation against Epstein's estate, where it recovered more than $105 million. JPMorgan says CEO Dimon 'not relevant' to lawsuit over bank's Epstein's ties 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Republicans argue that the ethics commission is engaged in an unwarranted fishing expedition and lawmakers need to see that people’s right to due legal process is protected. Amid probe, Kansas lawmakers move to overhaul ethics agency 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z In other words, there would be new restrictions on pretextual stops, which disproportionately subject Black and Latino drivers to ineffective fishing expeditions for more serious crimes. Column: How California could become the model for getting cops out of traffic stops 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Covington accused the SEC of engaging in a “fishing expedition” and attempting to force the firm to turn over information that could lead to scrutiny of its own clients without evidence of misconduct. SEC demand for client names is an 'assault,' law firm Covington says 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z But the organizations said state officials responded with a “highly inappropriate and invasive” fishing expedition for internal documents and communications about their policy positions. Judge curbs Fla. probe into U.S. medicine’s trans treatment standards 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z In court, an attorney for the Bureau of Prisons warned about allowing “fishing expeditions” in every prison death case. Nephew says feds responsible for prison death of mob boss Whitey Bulger 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z “We view the entire subpoena as an inappropriate fishing expedition not made in good faith,” Mr. Consovoy told an appeals court panel in 2019, also arguing that Trump was protected by “temporary presidential immunity.” William Consovoy, leading conservative lawyer, dies at 48 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The Senate voted 82-4 to launch that inquiry nearly 50 years ago; the House divided on party lines, 221-211, in creating the Jordan fishing expedition. Opinion | A new House ‘Church committee’? More like an exercise in revenge. 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z The couple’s attorney, who wasn’t identified, characterized the case as a “fishing expedition” and said the trafficking charge “doesn’t make sense,” according to a Ugandan newspaper report cited by Reuters. American couple accused of trafficking, torturing Ugandan foster child could face death penalty 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z A lawyer for the couple, who was not identified, was quoted by Ugandan newspaper the Monitor as dismissing the case as a "fishing expedition" by authorities, saying they had no evidence. U.S. couple detained in Uganda gets fresh charge that carries death penalty 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Republicans said Democrats were on a fishing expedition for political purposes and are setting a dangerous precedent in demanding a person’s returns. House panel says IRS failed to audit Trump in first two years of presidency 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Republicans have insisted that the rationale was a pretext for a politically motivated fishing expedition. Your Wednesday Briefing 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Republicans in turn have insisted that rationale was a pretext for a politically motivated fishing expedition they say lacks a legitimate legislative purpose. House Committee Will Vote on Making Trump’s Taxes Public 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s lawyers said that was a pretext for a politically motivated fishing expedition, accusing the panel of lacking any legitimate legislative purpose. House Committee Takes Step Toward Potential Release of Trump’s Tax Data 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z “I do believe this is the mother of all fishing expeditions and that’s all it is,” said Rep. Adam Smith, Washington Democrat and House Armed Services Committee chairman. House GOP falls short in effort to get Pentagon information on ‘woke’ policies 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump and his allies said Democrats were engaged in a politically motivated fishing expedition, and his lawyers vowed to fight it “tooth and nail.” House Committee Obtains Access to Trump’s Tax Returns, Ending Long Fight 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z His Democratic opponent, Kris Mayes, over the weekend asked the judge to toss the lawsuit, which she described as a “fishing expedition to try to undermine Arizona’s election.” Maricopa County says printer glitches didn’t prevent anyone from voting 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z The lawyer for the Zoumberos brothers says prosecutors are on a “fishing expedition” to bring more indictments because of the embarrassment of the Irizarry scandal. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z And the lawyer for the Zoumberos brothers says prosecutors are on a “fishing expedition” to bring more indictments because of the embarrassment of the Irizarry scandal. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z But Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore and the civilian oversight commission were grappling with the fact that the city’s Black and Latino residents were disproportionately targeted for the fishing expeditions. Minor police encounters plummet after LAPD put limits on stopping drivers and pedestrians 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Trump has argued that Democratic lawmakers are on a fishing expedition designed to embarrass him politically. Chief Justice Roberts temporarily delays release of Trump tax records 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Casey Moore, a Starbucks barista in Buffalo who has helped organize the local union drive, called Starbucks’ quest for the communications “a fishing expedition” to identify employees who might be sympathetic to the union. Starbucks will get reporters’ messages with union, federal judge rules 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Massive fishing expeditions can delay the release of timely information sought by others. Harassment, public-records requests bombard UW truth seeker after Jan. 6 hearings cameo 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z “This is not going to be a fishing expedition,” Davila said Friday, Next step for Elizabeth Holmes: Bid for a new trial 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z "These unsubstantiated and highly defamatory claims - based on no credible evidence - appear to be simply a fishing expedition by claimants and their lawyers." Daily Mail publisher refutes phone-tapping allegations by Prince Harry, others 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z In 2020 these fishing expeditions got a bite: a pair of deposits outside of Chongqing. Fossilized Fish Reveal Earliest Known Prequel of ‘Jaws’ 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z The calls may be targeting student borrowers — or they may be fishing expeditions preying on consumers even if they don’t hold education debt. Beware of Scammers Trying to Capitalize on Student Loan Forgiveness 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The Loudoun County School Board sought a temporary injunction against the special grand jury probe in May, saying Youngkin and Miyares were on a politically motivated “fishing expedition” instead of a criminal probe. Va. Supreme Court affirms probe of Loudoun sexual assaults can continue 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z “It’s not just a fishing expedition. I mean, we’re still fishing, but we know there’s fish in the water,” Mr. Zaid told Rolling Stone magazine. Micky Dolenz, the last of The Monkees, sues the FBI to access file made on the band in the ‘60s 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Upon receiving a 62-page subpoena from the company this month, Mr. Lonsdale, an investor who worked with Mr. Musk at the digital payments company PayPal, called it “a giant harassing fishing expedition.” A Who’s Who of Silicon Valley Lawyers Up for the Musk-Twitter Trial 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Graham has called the Georgia inquiry “a fishing expedition” and argued that the constitution’s “speech or debate clause” protects lawmakers from answering questions about their official legislative duties. Sen. Graham gets temporary reprieve in testifying before Ga. grand jury 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Graham’s lawyers have characterized Willis’s investigation as a fishing expedition and said his outreach to Raffensperger was consistent with his duties as a senator. District attorney says Graham’s testimony is crucial in election probe 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z "The justice department should show that this was not just a fishing expedition, that they had due cause to go in and to do this, that they did exhaust all other means," he said. Mar-a-Lago: FBI warns of increased threats after Trump search 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Such “fishing expeditions,” he says, have “a pretty high likelihood of just wasting people’s money”— especially if they seek to pick out individual anomalous events from data sources that are scarcely suited for that task. NASA’s UFO Study Isn’t Really Looking for Space Aliens 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z “But,” he added, “I think it’s very important long term for the Justice Department, now that they’ve done this, that they show that this was not just a fishing expedition.” Some Republicans Make a More Restrained Case for Defending Trump 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z Asked about Dominion’s strategy to place the Murdochs front and center in the case, a Fox Corporation spokesman said it would be a “fruitless fishing expedition.” Defamation Suit About Election Falsehoods Puts Fox on Its Heels 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Cuffari and his staff have complained to the senators of a politically motivated fishing expedition designed to undermine him, according to sources familiar with the investigation and congressional aides. Under fire, Homeland Security watchdog delays probe — with GOP help 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z If this were a fishing expedition, in hopes of finding evidence related to, say, the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol, the absence of fish would show the expedition to be reckless. Opinion | Garland is no gambler. My bet is he’s acting on more than a hunch. 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Fred Fleitz, former chief of staff and executive secretary of the National Security Council during the Trump administration and a former CIA analyst, called the raid on Mr. Trump’s home a fishing expedition. FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago all about nailing Trump for Jan. 6 riot, say intelligence community veterans 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Those skeptical of the raid believe the FBI was on a fishing expedition, seeking new information that can incriminate Mr. Trump for causing the January 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. FBI raid galvanized Trump’s base but federal probe threatens to hobble his third White House run 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z “The subpoena reflects a narrowly targeted inquiry for unique evidence that is highly relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation, rather than a fishing expedition or an intrusion on legislative conduct,” their brief says. Sen. Graham fights subpoena in Georgia election probe 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z “This is a vindictive and self-serving fishing expedition,” Mr. Trump said in a statement. Trump pleads the 5th Amendment in New York attorney general’s probe 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z He called Twitter's subpoenas a "giant harassing fishing expedition." Twitter queries banks on Musk's attempts to undermine $44 bln deal 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z “In my opinion, these surprise visits by ATF Agents are nothing more than a fishing expedition to see what guns you have in your possession,” Mr. Songer said in his press release. Sheriff suggests residents tell ATF agents conducting warrantless, surprise gun inspections to leave 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z The school board sued in May to stop the work of the grand jury, saying both Youngkin and Miyares overstepped their authority and are engaged in a “fishing expedition” rather than a legitimate criminal probe. Judge lets grand jury keep investigating sexual assaults in Loudoun schools 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Graham’s lawyers say the grand jury is a “fishing expedition.” Opinion | Is a senator exempt from giving testimony in an election fraud probe? 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Graham's legal team, for their part, has called the inquiry a "fishing expedition." Legal experts slam Lindsey Graham for challenging subpoena into his possible election interference 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Graham's attorneys said in the statement that the senator was being called as "simply a witness" in what they called "a fishing expedition." Senator Graham says he will not cooperate with Georgia Trump election probe 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z His daughter searched for information online and learned about a membrane, or third eyelid, that protects the birds’ peepers in-flight and on fishing expeditions. Pelicans’ paradise on Smith Island, Md. 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z It’s not clear that Musk’s demands are anything more than a fishing expedition, nor that the information is actually vital to closing the deal. Don’t Mess With Texas 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z “This was a fishing expedition,” Mr. Parlatore told The Washington Times. GOP gubernatorial candidate Mastriano turns over docs, agrees to interview with House Jan. 6 panel 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z But, in practice, critics say that the disclosure process has led to increasingly lengthy and expensive dives into the private data of victims of sexual offences - effectively massive fishing expeditions. New rules to protect sex assault victims' privacy 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z His lawyers argued the probe is a politically motivated fishing expedition. New York AG’s office says it’s nearing end of Trump probe 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z "It is truly a fishing expedition," said Trump lawyer Alina Habba, who alleged that her team is "right on schedule" with the inquiry. Trump held in contempt: Trump Org. must pay $10,000 in daily fines until documents turned over 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Alina Habba, a lawyer for Trump and the company, said at the hearing that James’ investigation was a “fishing expedition” and that the Trump Organization was “right on schedule” with its production of documents. New York judge holds Trump in contempt for failing to comply with subpoena 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z “They give us the ability to focus our experiments on very specific tests, rather than just making it a general fishing expedition.” Astronomers Gear Up to Grapple with the High-Tension Cosmos 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z “If the officer doesn’t have something more than ‘no front plate’ and he’s simply on a fishing expedition,” Chief Moore said, “we don’t want to do that.” Cities Try to Turn the Tide on Police Traffic Stops 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Musk also said the SEC issued its subpoena in bad faith, and could not pursue a "fishing expedition" to harass him. Elon Musk invokes rapper Eminem in opposing SEC decree 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z The rest of the requests, she said, were “vexatious, intrusive, unjustified, and a fishing expedition.” Ghislaine Maxwell juror likely to get immunity for testimony 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z “The Court denies these requests as vexatious, intrusive, unjustified, and a fishing expedition,” the judge wrote. Judge limits inquiry into juror at Ghislaine Maxwell trial 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Jayne's lawyer, Evan Borges, confirmed to Fox News Digital that he hadn't seen the subpoena and characterized the move as a "fishing expedition" at the time. Each time Bravo's 'Housewives' footage was dragged into its stars' legal drama 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z A judge agreed, calling the prosecutors’ subpoena “a government fishing expedition.” Trial spilled secrets of players’ abuse, but are opioids really MLB’s next drug scandal? 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z A Nebraska-based voting machine company, ES&S, refused to comply, calling his subpoenas a “quintessential fishing expedition.” Ex-justice’s Wisconsin election probe drags as critics scoff 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Attorneys for Election Systems & Software told former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman in a letter dated Jan. 21 that it would not comply, calling the subpoenas issued last month a “quintessential fishing expedition.” Voting machine company won’t comply with Wisconsin subpoena 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z “The Court concludes that the Defendant has not made a showing that any pre-hearing discovery is appropriate, and the request to engage in an intrusive fishing expedition is denied,” Nathan said. Judge limits inquiry into juror at Ghislaine Maxwell trial 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z “Congress cannot engage in meandering fishing expeditions in the hopes of embarrassing President Trump or exposing the President’s and his staff’s sensitive and privileged communications ‘for the sake of exposure,’” they added. Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Last week Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court to hear arguments on his claim that executive privilege prevents the release of the documents, describing the committee as engaged in “meandering fishing expeditions.” House committee says Trump privilege claim should be tossed 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump filed a federal lawsuit in October trying to block the archives from releasing any materials to Congress, calling the committee’s attempt to obtain records “nothing less than a vexatious, illegal fishing expedition.” Jan. 6 Committee Shelves Requests for Hundreds of Trump Records 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Trump filed a federal lawsuit in October trying to block the archives from releasing any materials to Congress, calling the committee’s attempt to obtain records “nothing less than a vexatious, illegal fishing expedition.” Jan. 6 Committee Shelves Requests for Hundreds of Trump Records 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Democrats, meanwhile, have long claimed that Mr. Durham’s probe is a political fishing expedition aimed at undercutting the probe that tied up Mr. Trump’s presidency for two years. Special counsel John Durham has spent $3.8M on Trump-Russia FBI probe 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z It blistered the government’s subpoena effort as a “fishing expedition” and alleged that the government “apparently has no idea what specific items it wants from the Angels.” L.A. Times asks to unseal records in case involving death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z “The Committee therefore is not engaged in a baseless fishing expedition,” the judge decided. Release Trump’s financial records to House, in accord with Jan. 6 ruling, congressional lawyers urge appeals court 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z In that case, Judge Sarah Taft-Carter found the bank’s requests were too far-reaching, “equate to a fishing expedition, fail to satisfy the relevancy requirement, and constitute an abuse” of the legal fact-finding process. How a battle over Trump computer accusations is playing out in court 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z A judge denied the motion as a “fishing expedition.” How Elizabeth Holmes Soured the Media on Silicon Valley 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z The committee’s request, his lawyers argued, is tantamount to harassment, “nothing less than a vexatious, illegal fishing expedition.” Trump’s legal strategy tested in fight with Congress over Jan. 6 records 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump and his company have denied wrongdoing and called the investigation from the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., a Democrat, a politically motivated fishing expedition. Trump to Sell Marquee Washington Hotel for at Least $375 Million 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z In suing to block the National Archives from turning over documents, Trump called the House panel’s request a “vexatious, illegal fishing expedition” that was “untethered from any legitimate legislative purpose.” Federal judge refuses Trump request to block Jan. 6 records 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z “The Court is not inclined to give its imprimatur to a government fishing expedition based solely on the speculation of counsel that other unproduced documents must exist,” Means wrote. Judge rebukes prosecutors for accusing Angels of being evasive in Eric Kay drug case 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z State Rep. Chris Turner, chair of the Democratic Caucus, called it a “fishing expedition.” A 'war on books': Conservatives push for audits of school libraries 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Trump called the document requests a “vexatious, illegal fishing expedition” that was “untethered from any legitimate legislative purpose,” in his lawsuit to block the National Archives from turning over the documents. Judge questions Trump lawyers trying to shield Jan. 6 papers 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z If it’s an “illegal fishing expedition,” per his description, perhaps he’s afraid that the committee will hook onto something damaging to his case. Opinion | Why withhold so many documents if there’s nothing to hide? 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z The Committee’s request amounts to nothing less than a vexatious, illegal fishing expedition openly endorsed by Biden and designed to unconstitutionally investigate President Trump and his administration,” Trump’s lawsuit stated. Trump seeking to block hundreds of pages of documents from Jan. 6 committee, court filing shows 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Trump called the document requests a “vexatious, illegal fishing expedition” that was “untethered from any legitimate legislative purpose,” in his lawsuit to block the National Archives from turning over the documents to the committee. Trump wants call logs, aide’s notes hidden from Jan. 6 panel 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z LaSalle County prosecutors have opposed the testing, saying it’s a “fishing expedition” and that the evidence wasn’t stored properly over the years. Paroled ‘Starved Rock Killer’ wins OK for evidence tests 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z State Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, has called such efforts a “partisan fishing expedition.” Wall Street Journal publishes letter from Trump claiming ‘rigged’ election 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z In the lawsuit, Trump called the document requests a “vexatious, illegal fishing expedition” that was “untethered from any legitimate legislative purpose,” according to the papers filed in federal court in the District of Columbia. Lawmakers defer some Jan. 6 document requests, seek others 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Trump’s lawsuit, filed after Biden said he’d allow the documents’ release, claims that the panel’s August request was overly broad and a “vexatious, illegal fishing expedition.” Jan. 6 panel votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Calling the Democratic-led probe "a vexatious, illegal fishing expedition," Trump's lawyers argued that the former president should be immunized from scrutiny by dint of executive privilege, according to Politico. Jan. 6 committee votes unanimously to recommend Steve Bannon for criminal prosecution 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z He called the commission’s document request an “illegal fishing expedition.” White House says Trump tried to ‘subvert the constitution,’ says Congress should access records 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The committee’s request, he wrote, “amounts to nothing less than a vexatious, illegal fishing expedition openly endorsed by Biden and designed to unconstitutionally investigate President Trump and his administration.” Trump Sues to Block Release of White House Papers to Jan. 6 Inquiry 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z “The Committee’s request amounts to nothing less than a vexatious, illegal fishing expedition openly endorsed by Biden and designed to unconstitutionally investigate President Trump and his administration,” the suit reads. Jan. 6 committee lays out legal arguments against Bannon’s subpoena defiance in private letter to his attorney 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z The lawsuit targets the House special committee investigating the attack and the National Archives, accusing them of engaging in an “illegal fishing expedition.” Trump sues House Select Committee over Jan. 6 records 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Judge Cousins called the defense’s moves “a fishing expedition.” Key takeaways from the sixth week of the Elizabeth Holmes trial. 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z "The subpoena sounds like a fishing expedition or desperation move if it is directed at Erika," Borges told Fox News in a statement. Bravo subpoenaed for footage of Erika Jayne amid lawsuits and legal woes 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z “Greyhound has an obligation to its customers — an obligation it cannot set aside so immigration agents can go on fishing expeditions aboard its buses,” Ferguson said in a news release. Greyhound settles lawsuit over immigration sweeps on buses in Washington state 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Prosecutors argued that Cruz’s attorneys can ask for specific transcripts if they can show certain witnesses have changed their testimony, but giving them all the transcripts now would be a “fishing expedition.” Prosecutors: School massacre not mitigated by others’ errors 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Trump calls the probe an “illegal fishing expedition.” Trump sues House Select Committee over Jan. 6 records 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z The Angels describe federal prosecutors’ request as a ‘fishing expedition’ after the team handed over more than 350,000 documents in the past 2 years. Dismissed scout sues Dodgers, claims age discrimination 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump, a Republican, has not been accused of a crime and has derided the investigation as a politically motivated fishing expedition by the district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., a Democrat. N.Y. Prosecutors Weigh Charges Against Another Trump Executive 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Speaking to MPs at the Foreign Affairs Committee, Dominic Raab said he would not get into a "fishing expedition" over the trip. Raab refuses to be drawn on holiday question 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z "There is a real concern that going on a massive fishing expedition searching for positive cases among a sea of asymptomatic school kids and faculty will lead to unnecessary panic and academic disruptions" California school district removes COVID-19 test blood drawn language after parents pressure 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Generations of Alaskans and Washingtonians yet to be born should be able to feast on Bristol Bay salmon, and to join commercial and recreational fishing expeditions. President Biden should give more than words to protect Bristol Bay 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z “The Committee therefore is not engaged in a baseless fishing expedition,” he wrote. House Democrats granted limited access to Trump financial records 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z In a statement Monday, Mr. Trump’s lawyer said the former president would object to the Treasury Department cooperating with what he called a partisan fishing expedition. ‘No evidence of any wrongdoing’: Trump fights release of tax returns, lawyer says 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Brown resisted the defense’s request for that information, calling it a “fishing expedition.” Prosecutor rejects new defense info in Mollie Tibbetts case 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Geruela said from the wheelhouse of his boat after a recent fishing expedition. Overwhelmed by Chinese Fleets, Filipino Fishermen ‘Protest and Adapt’ 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z Lawyers for the county accused Bryant of conducting a fishing expedition that diverted first responders from their jobs and subjecting them to harassment after she sued and publicly identified several of them. Vanessa Bryant chalks up another legal victory in fight over Kobe crash photo leak 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Capitol even as Republicans threatened to block the bill, saying it was a partisan fishing expedition targeting former President Trump. Republicans threaten to block Jan. 6 commission bill as vote looms 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z In remarks on the Senate floor, the Kentucky Republican revived GOP complaints about the proposal, including accusations that it is designed to create a partisan fishing expedition against former President Donald Trump. McConnell urges Senate Republicans to vote against Jan. 6 commission 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z A lifelong advocate for the Amazon's indigenous people, Salgado documented the daily lives of a dozen of the tribes scattered throughout the rainforest - from hunting and fishing expeditions, to dances and rituals. Amazon in pictures: Sebastião Salgado's last frontier 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z Mary E. Mulligan, a lawyer for Mr. Weisselberg, declined to comment, as did the Trump Organization, though in the past Mr. Trump has claimed the investigation is a politically motivated fishing expedition. Trump’s ‘Fringe Benefits’ for Employees Are Under Scrutiny 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z "That is a lot of work to do for a fishing expedition, so I don't think this is one." Explainer: What's next in the criminal probe of Trump ally Giuliani? 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z “All these low-grade infractions provide an opportunity for the police to engage in a fishing expedition,” he said. Tragic traffic stop for dangling air freshener fuels debate over police enforcement of ‘nanny laws’ 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z They go on fishing expeditions together, to dig for clams or to gather samphire in the river estuary. Cold comfort: how cold water swimming cured my broken heart 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z Voting rights activists worried the records were a fishing expedition before midterm elections. NC federal attorneys: 24 more charged in voter-fraud probe 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z For his part, Mr. Trump has dismissed the investigation as a politically motivated “fishing expedition” and vowed to “fight on.” New Adversary Looms for Trump as Vance Exits Manhattan D.A. Race 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z After the Supreme Court last month allowed Vance to obtain his taxes, the former president called the investigation a “fishing expedition.” In Trump probe, Manhattan district attorney puts pressure on his longtime chief financial officer 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z "The Supreme Court never should have let this 'fishing expedition' happen, but they did," the statement asserted. The Supreme Court finally lets the light shine on Trump 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z On Monday, Trump's lawyers called Vance's probe "a fishing expedition" and accused it of having partisan motives after the Supreme Court ruled that it would not shield the former president from such a criminal probe. Confirmed: Trump’s tax returns are now in the hands of Manhattan's top prosecutor 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z “The Supreme Court never should have let this ‘fishing expedition’ happen, but they did,” Trump wrote. Supreme Court ends Trump’s bid to shield his tax returns and effort to challenge election losses 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z “The Supreme Court never should have let this ‘fishing expedition’ happen, but they did,” Mr. Trump said. Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Final Bid to Block Release of Tax Returns 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z The Trump Organization declined to comment, but in the past, lawyers for the company have said that its practices complied with the law and have called the investigation a “fishing expedition.” Manhattan D.A. Recruits Top Prosecutor for Trump Inquiry 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Heavy hits to the restaurant industry soon followed, causing auction prices for seafood to plummet even as the cost of the fishing expeditions—fuel, groceries, salaries, and tons of ice—remained high. Much of America's seafood comes through this city. Here's how it controlled COVID-19. 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z “There has been an historic issuance of no-knock warrants for inappropriate purposes, basically for fishing expeditions for drug evidence,” said Kraska, who helped Campaign Zero write its recommendations. Beyond the no-knock: Push in states to reform police tactics 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Alan Garten, the Trump Organization’s general counsel, declined to comment, but recently said that the company’s practices complied with the law and called the investigation a “fishing expedition.” Manhattan D.A. Intensifies Investigation of Trump 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z The government pushed back against motions seeking documents, arguing that Powell was demanding “a fishing expedition” to support her theories. For Trump advocate Sidney Powell, a playbook steeped in conspiracy theories 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z The president's lawyers have dismissed the district attorney's effort as a politically driven fishing expedition. Trump’s post-presidency will be cluttered with potentially serious legal battles 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z Trump Organization counsel Alan Garten described the development as “just the latest fishing expedition in an ongoing attempt to harass the company”. Ivanka Trump calls New York fraud inquiries 'harassment' 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Alan Garten, an attorney for the Trump Organization, similarly told The Times that "this is just the latest fishing expedition in an ongoing attempt to harass the company." Ivanka Trump accuses prosecutors investigating her earnings for potential fraud of “harassment” 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Alan Garten, general counsel for the Trump Organization, said in a statement that “this is just the latest fishing expedition in an ongoing attempt to harass the company.” Trump Tax Write-Offs Are Ensnared in 2 New York Fraud Investigations 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z He accused prosecutors of a series of procedural missteps and said that the charges stemmed from a “fishing expedition” into financial records. Bolsonaro’s Eldest Son, a Senator, Faces Graft Charges in Brazil 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z There's another batch of Republican lawsuits that are not just fishing expeditions to unearth ballot-handling problems — which always occur, but usually don't scale to affect results. If Trump will stop at nothing, will nothing stop him? 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z In the eastern province of Catanduanes, the 12 fishermen were reported missing after they failed to return home from a weekend fishing expedition, officials said. Philippines: Typhoon leaves 13 missing, displaces thousands 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z “If you were to look up the definition of a fishing expedition, this is it,” Mr. Consovoy told the appeals panel. Judges Express Skepticism Over Trump’s Bid to Block Tax Return Subpoena 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s lawyers returned before Judge Marrero, arguing that the subpoena was politically motivated and overbroad — “so sweeping that it amounts to an unguided and unlawful fishing expedition,” they wrote. Trump Says D.A. Is Using ‘Speculation and Innuendo’ to Get His Tax Returns 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s lawyers went back to Judge Marrero, arguing that the document request was political and “so sweeping that it amounts to an unguided and unlawful fishing expedition.” Trump Could Be Investigated for Tax Fraud, D.A. Says for First Time 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z “The federal government ought to encourage this, not engage in taxpayer-funded politically motivated fishing expeditions that are designed to undermine them.” Education Department launches investigation after Princeton’s president confronts ‘systemic racism’ on campus 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Snyder prevailed in that request for discovery, with the judge in federal district court rejecting an assertion by Comstock’s lawyers that the pursuit was a “fishing expedition.” Daniel Snyder files request seeking information from firm handling minority owners’ sale 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z The supreme court lawyer Karuna Nundy criticised the investigation into Chakraborty as a “fishing expedition”, and said her subsequent arrest was “mainly to satisfy a manufactured public bloodlust before the Bihar elections”. Sushant Singh Rajput: actor's death fuels media frenzy in India 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z However, the basic principle is critical to prevent fishing expeditions by law enforcement. Opinion | Overlooking a basic principle in the Flynn case 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z She also said "there was no fishing expedition" to try to drum up complaints against Mr Salmond, saying it would "go against everything in the DNA of a professional HR person" to do this. Salmond 'could go to court' over inquiry papers 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Trump's new position is that Vance's request is politically motivated harassment, a fishing expedition that reaches too far and therefore is invalid. Court temporarily blocks enforcement of subpoena for Trump’s tax records 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z “But his investigation was a fishing expedition. Don’t do that. This is a criminal investigation. Do your job, and then shut it down.” Justice Department Never Fully Examined Trump’s Ties to Russia, Ex-Officials Say 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z “It’s far from a fishing expedition,” Tacopina said in a telephone interview Saturday. Daniel Snyder’s pursuit of financial documents called ‘speculative fishing expedition’ in filing 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z These requests are neither idle fishing expeditions nor academic exercises. Editorial Roundup: New England 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z “The Mazars subpoena is so sweeping,” Trump’s lawyers last month told Marrero in court papers, “that it amounts to an unguided and unlawful fishing expedition into the president’s personal financial and business dealings.” Trump must turn over tax returns, judge rules again 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z They say Bolsinger’s attorney proposes a “fishing expedition” into the substantive issues of the case before the court has decided whether the case should go forward. Astros owner to court: No questions about sign stealing, please 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Lawyers for the city countered that Aguiar’s request represented a “fishing expedition.” Louisville police radio chatter on Breonna Taylor case must be turned over, judge rules 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z “But here, think about the impracticability of this – there is no one to serve,” said Lallas, calling the complaint a “fishing expedition.” Prince Harry, Meghan Markle privacy lawsuit a ‘fishing expedition’ to ‘discourage’ paparazzi, tabloids: expert 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z "Even on its face and without any context, the Mazars subpoena is so sweeping that it amounts to an unguided and unlawful 'fishing expedition' into the President’s personal financial and business dealings," it reads. Trump's lawyers say Manhattan subpoena for tax records issued in 'bad faith' 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z “The Mazars subpoena is so sweeping that it amounts to an unguided and unlawful fishing expedition into the President’s personal financial and business dealings,” the lawyers wrote. Trump Again Tries to Block Subpoena for Taxes, Calling It ‘Wildly Overbroad’ 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z He referred to it as an “arbitrary fishing expedition.” Trump’s lawyers say subpoena for his tax records is ‘wildly overboard,’ amounts to ‘harassment’ 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z He indicated if courts had to settle such disputes, they should not authorize fishing expeditions. With wave of major rulings, Roberts and Supreme Court emerge as powerful counterweight to Trump and Congress 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Warner, for his part, dismissed Durham’s investigation as “a fishing expedition,” he told me. William Barr’s State of Emergency 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z “It looks as if it’s a fishing expedition, and we don’t have time for fishing expeditions. We need to be focused on the domestic crises that we have right now in our country.” Senate GOP authorizes broad subpoena power in election-year probe of Russia investigation 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Red Sea Ocean Adventure, a fishing expedition outfit, wrote about the “mission” and thanked frontline workers in a Facebook post, alongside a photo of the donated poke bowls. Hawaii fishermen catch 220-pound tuna, donate fish to 'grateful' frontline workers 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z But on Thursday the attorney general, Augusto Aras, warned broadcasting the video could provoke “public instability” and spark a “fishing expedition” targeting members of Bolsonaro’s administration. 'The ship is sinking': Bolsonaro battles to block foul-mouthed cabinet video 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z The president’s lawyers argued on Tuesday that the Democratic-led House is on a fishing expedition, acting like prosecutors and trolling for evidence that might hurt Mr. Trump politically. Editorial Roundup: New York 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z "These subpoenas are all expansive, burdensome, and unfocused fishing expeditions. They are inappropriate and should be invalidated," Trump's lawyers argued in their court brief. Trump to claim “absolute immunity” from all subpoenas in Supreme Court tax return showdown 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Nor should his adversaries be offered the opportunity to embark on a fishing expedition for all sorts of potentially damaging information to use to their own advantage. Opinion | How Joe Biden can turn his biggest crisis into an opportunity 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Federal prosecutors at the time called the defense's filings a “fishing expedition.” Now-imperiled case against Flynn cost him millions of dollars, his house, his job 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z “Mother’s off the starboard port bow,” someone yells, when a fishing expedition is mounted. Review | The ‘Peter Pan’-inspired film ‘Wendy’ is a bunch of beautiful nonsense 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The filing Friday assailed the documents sought by the proposed subpoenas as a “fishing expedition” and “not relevant” to Salcedo’s defense. UCLA, University of California ask judge to reject ex-soccer coach's subpoena request 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Now the Senate is lurching into high gear to persecute Hunter Biden with a fishing expedition into his finances. Trump's core philosophy: Get even. It's going to be really ugly, folks 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z “They want to engage in a fishing expedition and just keep extending it,” Cruz said. Ted Cruz: Dems need Senate impeachment witnesses because they failed to prove their case 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Democrats “are on a fishing expedition,” he said. AP-NORC poll: Public doubts Senate trial will be revealing 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Senate seat in Alabama, told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" that Senate Democrats are presiding over a "fishing expedition" that is abusing the impeachment process. Jeff Sessions: Democrats' impeachment mission is a taxpayer-funded 'political attack ad' 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z The North Wales police commissioner, Arfon Jones, said using facial recognition to take pictures of soccer fans was a “fishing expedition.” UK police use of facial recognition tests public’s tolerance 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z “This is not a fishing expedition to be conducted on the floor of the Senate,” he said. Impeachment then and now, as Senate steeped in partisanship 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Prosecutors said Lefcourt’s demands were “insufficient and improper” and they told a judge that the defense lawyer should not be allowed “to embark on a fishing expedition through the Government’s files.” Lawyer: Unjust tactics used in election probe of foreigners 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Staying off-shore, there's a number of companies pitching underwater drones for recreational use, or as a way to aid fishing expeditions. CES 2020: First look at tomorrow's freshest tech 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z They urged Avenatti’s lawyers to seek “that limited testimony - and not a fishing expedition into the minutiae of amateur basketball.” Nike: Avenatti wants to make it a villain at extortion trial 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z They urged Avenatti’s lawyers to seek “that limited testimony — and not a fishing expedition into the minutiae of amateur basketball.” Nike: Avenatti wants to make it a villain at extortion trial 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z “It's not like we're going on some kind of fishing expedition. We just want these major witnesses,” she told CBS News on Sunday. Democrats demand witnesses as emails show White House froze Ukraine aid shortly after Trump call 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z He described the House of Representatives' case against Trump as "deficient," adding that the Senate would not volunteer its time for a "fishing expedition." McConnell appears to break with the Constitution on Trump impeachment: "I'm not an impartial juror" 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z And he wants to volunteer the Senate’s time and energy on a fishing expedition.” Trump writes blistering letter to House accusing leaders of 'war on democracy' 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Calling the House's case against Trump "deficient," he added that the Senate would not volunteer its time for a "fishing expedition." McConnell rejects Schumer's call for new witnesses at Senate impeachment trial: "Dead wrong" 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z McConnell said that Schumer's approach is "dead wrong" and a "fishing expedition" -- a sentiment echoed by many other Republicans over the course of the inquiry. McConnell: 'We've heard enough' on impeachment, prolonged Senate trial could be 'embarrassing scene' 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell struck back Tuesday at his Democratic counterpart's calls for an in-depth impeachment trial featuring multiple new witnesses, dismissing the push as a "fishing expedition" that would set a "nightmarish precedent." McConnell rips Schumer impeachment demands, vows not to pursue ‘fishing expedition’ 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z “I don’t think they will just be going on fishing expeditions.’ US, Mexico quickly mend rift over North American trade deal 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z But no matter how redundant, such investigations can serve as useful fishing expeditions. Pay Attention to How Trump Talks About Investigations 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z They have rejected Trump’s arguments that his personal records are beyond the reach of Congress and that House Democrats are on a fishing expedition meant to embarrass the president. A reason Democrats won’t wait: Trump cases tied up in court 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Also, a conservative Supreme Court may be sympathetic to the idea that a president can resist a political fishing expedition from a congressional committee. Opinion | When his party rebelled, Nixon went quietly. Trump probably won’t. 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z It effectively ends law enforcement’s ability to turn a routine traffic stop into a fishing expedition for a more serious offense. Court bans random questions by officers during traffic stops 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z “By putting an end to the government’s ability to conduct suspicionless fishing expeditions, the court reaffirms that the border is not a lawless place and that we don’t lose our privacy rights when we travel.” Border officials can’t have ‘boundless’ access to search devices, court rules 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z This fishing expedition is clearly designed to intimidate or constrain the author and publisher in advance of publication and is therefore beneath the dignity of any government lawyer. Opinion | Trump’s mole hunt is getting out of hand 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z “Some call it a fishing expedition, like you. Others call it oversight.” Opinion | This impeachment process is totally infair to Rupublicans! 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z "This is just a fishing expedition so far," he said, asking how any lawmaker not included in the closed-door proceedings -- most recently involving National Security Council staffer Lt. Trump impeachment inquiry continues to be 'three-ring circus,' Rick Scott says 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Federal prosecutors earlier this month called the defense filings a “fishing expedition.” Michael Flynn's claim against FBI is 'chilling', says former U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z Federal prosecutors earlier this month called the defense's filings a “fishing expedition.” FBI agents manipulated Flynn file, as Clapper urged ‘kill shot’: court filing 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z “The defendant predicates much of his request on conspiracy theories, demanding that the government engage in a fishing expedition for documents that could offer support for those theories,” he said. ‘Targeted and taken out’: Insider narrative emerges in Michael Flynn case 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z “If it’s a fishing expedition,” proposed Raskin, “there are a lot of fish and there may even be some whales.” Opinion | This impeachment process is totally infair to Rupublicans! 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z “I think it’s a bit of a fishing expedition at this point in time,” said Rep. Michael McCaul, of Texas, on the Democrats' push toward impeachment. Rep. McCaul on Dems' impeachment 'fishing expedition': Adam Schiff's secret process 'defies democracy' 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z He rejected the president’s claims that the committee was on an untenable fishing expedition, and that it needed a more firm grant of power by Congress to pursue the information. Appeals court rules House can subpoena Trump financial records 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Pretextual stops are more of a fishing expedition than a targeted crime-fighting effort, according to Oakland police leaders, and officers have been instructed to use them sparingly. LAPD searches blacks and Latinos more. But they’re less likely to have contraband than whites 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Schlapp called Democrats' current order of business is to have a "fishing expedition to find any scandal they can on Donald Trump." Democrats 'transfixed' with 'fishing' for scandals because they fear another 4 years of Trump, Matt Schlapp says 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Also in May, Luke asked a chancery judge for a protective order against Marshall, saying Marshall was using public records requests for a “fishing expedition” about Luke’s business. Judge: Man with cyberstalking charge can request public info 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z Wegman first came to the area as a teenager, riding up from his home in Massachusetts for a fishing expedition with friends. William Wegman: ‘Weimaraners are serious and try hard. They’re spooky and shadowy’ 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z “When that is the case, then it’s a fishing expedition and it’s a dangerous one because we’re going into a branch's ability to interact with a foreign country,” he added. Former US attorney says there is no 'underlying' federal crime in Trump's Ukraine call 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Within hours of the impeachment inquiry announcement, the Republican National Committee, which is working closely with Trump’s campaign, sent party county chairmen across the country talking points against what it called an “impeachment fishing expedition.” Republicans rally base around Trump impeachment probe in battleground Wisconsin 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Any requests for additional information were merely a “fishing expedition” by the defence, they said. Canada officials misled Huawei executive, lawyers argue 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z In its filing, it called the defense’s effort for more disclosure a “fishing expedition.” Huawei CFO fighting U.S. extradition accuses Canada of improper conduct 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z They called the proposed subpoena “a fishing expedition for material without relevance to the forthcoming trial.” U.S. calls Michael Avenatti request to subpoena Nike a 'fishing expedition' 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Unsupervised learning is when a system goes on a fishing expedition to find underlying patterns in information without a specific goal in mind. A.I. 101: What is artificial intelligence and where is it going? 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z There have already been too many fishing expeditions, however; high-quality research is needed, and also continued monitoring of the scientific literature by health agencies. 5G Is Coming. How Worried Should We Be about the Health Risks? 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z USC is fighting the subpoena, calling it in court filings a “fishing expedition” that goes far beyond the scope of Zangrillo’s case. USC officials discussed how much wealthy parents could donate when their children applied, records show 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z This follows a probe Yost ordered that determined that Ohio’s 24 million images, such as driver’s license photos and mugshots, had not been subject to facial-recognition fishing expeditions. Editorials from around Ohio 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Proctor gave emotional testimony from the witness box during the trial, telling jurors the Metropolitan police’s high-profile investigation was a “fishing expedition” and a charade. Revealed: how Carl Beech, the serial child abuse accuser, became the accused 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z The Treasury Department this week rejected that request, calling Democrats’ interest a partisan fishing expedition rather than a legitimate use of Congress’s investigative powers. New York Times reveals Donald Trump tax returns 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z The NRA said it would cooperate with the probe, but earlier it accused the attorney general of going on “a taxpayer-funded fishing expedition.” Opinion | The NRA’s finances should be investigated. Its actions prove why. 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Investigations are increasingly dismissed by voters as fishing expeditions. Donald Trump’s Unprecedented Assault on the Power of Congress 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z One key safeguard applied then, according to DeWine recently, as reported by Pelzer, was to limit access only for specific cases, as opposed to broad fishing expeditions. Editorials from around Ohio 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z “The intent of Section 6103 is clear: the tax code must not to be used for political fishing expeditions.” Treasury secretary misses deadline for providing Trump tax returns to House panel, says he will make final decision by May 6 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Specifically, Sanders criticized Spitzer for calling the federal investigation a “fishing expedition” and said he demonstrated a “vanishing appetite” for working with the Justice Department. Five years later, some fear Orange County jail snitch scandal will go unpunished 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z The new technique, he said, “seems like a fishing expedition.” Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z “This is a fishing expedition. It's part of the investigation and that rush to impeachment,” Brady said. Kevin Brady: Democrats don't want to 'govern' on border crisis, fishing on taxes 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Hoylman said that the bill to be introduced on Monday was narrowly crafted to prevent “fishing expeditions” by federal lawmakers. To Get Trump’s Tax Returns, N.Y. Democrats Try a New Strategy 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Australian golf legend Greg Norman lived up to his nickname, the "Great White Shark," during a recent fishing expedition. Golf legend Greg Norman catches ‘monster’ hammerhead shark after it eats 80-pound hooked shark 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z “Now Democrats are saying the special counsel’s investigation wasn’t enough and that they must continue their baseless fishing expeditions in Congress,” said Steve Guest, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee. Mueller Report Puts Pressure on 2020 Candidates to Emphasize Issues 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia, the top Republican on the panel, accused Democrats of targeting Trump with a “fishing expedition.” Atty. Gen. Barr expected to send summary of Mueller’s Russia findings to Congress 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z He argued that granting the environmental groups a PSC hearing “based upon their own speculation” would support their “fishing expedition” and create a giant legal loophole for opponents of future projects. Dispute over refinery near national park heats up in court 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z “The production of documents that may be responsive to this fishing expedition request would unquestionably be a testimonial act protected by the U.S. Constitution.” Roger Stone invokes 5th Amendment, refuses to turn over documents for top Dem's probe 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Molina also argued that the 29-year-old victim was likely tested after she gave birth to a baby boy Dec. 29 anyway and called the request a “fishing expedition.” Nurse accused of impregnating incapacitated woman at Arizona facility fighting STD tests 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z The court ruled that knowing the account number was enough, saying it was not an improper fishing expedition - a key point in France’s case. Deja vu: UBS tax case dredges up Swiss bank nightmares 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z It was not until the 15th paragraph that Sarah Huckabee Sanders was quoted as calling the probe a “disgraceful and abusive…fishing expedition.” Investigative avalanche: Are House Democrats overplaying their hand? 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z "Your 81 letters appear to be little more than a deep-sea fishing expedition with the purpose of exposing private matters and airing alleged dirty laundry rather than legislating," Collins told Nadler. Nadler leading Cold War-style 'inquisition' against Trump, House Judiciary panel's ranking Republican says 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Trump associates, weary of months of Mueller and Capitol Hill investigations, say the list is tantamount to a combined indictment and fishing expedition. Norman Eisen and Barry Berke, Democrats’ legal advisers, float Trump conspiracies in impeachment bid 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z The White House calls this a fishing expedition, but that's not correct. Trump's "presidential harassment" is just starting — and Republicans brought this on themselves 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z In a statement on Monday evening, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, assailed the inquiry as “disgraceful and abusive,” and called it a “fishing expedition.” With Sweeping Document Request, Democrats Launch Broad Trump Corruption Inquiry 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Chairman Nadler and his fellow Democrats have embarked on this fishing expedition because they are terrified that their two-year false narrative of 'Russia collusion' is crumbling. White House blasts Trump obstruction probe 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z In a statement Monday night, Sanders said: “Chairman Nadler and his fellow Democrats have embarked on this fishing expedition because they are terrified that their two-year false narrative of ‘Russia collusion’ is crumbling. House panel seeks documents on 81 people linked to Trump 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z The requests make clear the extent of the fishing expedition. Jerrold Nadler, Democrats bid to take down Donald Trump 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z In reply to the accusation by conservative commentators that they had mounted a fishing expedition, Democrats on the judiciary committee said Republican leadership in the last Congress had failed in its oversight role. House panel seeks Trump documents from 81 individuals and organizations 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Democratic Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filed a motion Monday calling the warrant from police a “fishing expedition.” St. Louis prosecutor challenges warrant in Tisaby case 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z They shouldn’t be fishing expeditions for tangential, unrelated matters. Oversight committee session with Michael Cohen looks like an illegitimate show hearing 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Both parents emigrated from Portugal; his father fished for squid, scup, bass and tuna, and from an early age enlisted George and his three brothers in his fishing expeditions. George Mendonsa, identified as ‘kissing sailor’ in WWII victory photo, dies at 95 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z They called the subpoenas a fishing expedition primarily targeting those born in other countries and accused Higdon of wasting resources in search of a type of election fraud that is exceedingly rare. North Carolina elections officials will give U.S. attorney vastly fewer records than he sought in voter probe 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Trump has repeatedly denied there was any “collusion” between his associates and Russia and has attacked the investigation as a fishing expedition led by politically biased prosecutors. Mounting legal threats surround Trump as nearly every organization he has led is under investigation 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z He also called the Senate Judiciary Committee's requests a "fishing expedition" that is "far too overboard, far too overreaching, far too wide-ranging." Trump associate Roger Stone to plead the Fifth in Senate Russia probe 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Last year, the government ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate Rappler for being “foreign owned” – in what Ressa described as “fishing expedition” – then revoked its licence in January. 'An outrage': global outcry at legal threat to news site that stood up to Duterte 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z He went on to call on Mr Rosenstein to "order Mueller to limit the scope of the investigation" or risk the inquiry starting "to look like a political fishing expedition". Russia probe under threat, Democrats say 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z “The more they are seen as partisan fishing expeditions, the greater the danger that Congress will be creating some sympathy for Trump that he doesn’t deserve,” Garin said. The Investigations Trump Will Face Now That Democrats Control the House 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Trump and his Republican enablers will fight back, condemning Democrats for weakening America, engaging in fishing expeditions and witch hunts. Democrats: Don’t go high or low. Go big and bold 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z As for any fishing expeditions against Mr. Page? Carter Page pursues truth of Russia dossier 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z McGuire said there’s an active legal debate about whether police should be able to “go on a fishing expedition” using DNA genealogy websites without a warrant. Study: DNA websites cast broad net for identifying people 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z McGuire said there’s an active legal debate about whether police should be able to “go on a fishing expedition” using DNA genealogy websites without a warrant. Study: DNA websites cast broad net for identifying people 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z We were not interested in a fishing expedition. Transcript of The AP’s interview with Mitch McConnell 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z White House spokesman Raj Shah rebuffed Democrats’ complaints, saying, “What critics want is a never-ending fishing expedition into high school drinking.” Key senators undecided as Senate poised to vote on Kavanaugh 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z But White House spokesman Raj Shah said: "What critics want is a never-ending fishing expedition into high school drinking." Hundreds arrested in Supreme Court protest 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z It is clear that Judge Kavanaugh’s opponents are clamoring for an open-ended fishing expedition that, probably by design, would go on much longer than a week. Opinion | Kavanaugh’s Foes Politicize the FBI 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said the investigation will be "limited in scope" and "will not be a fishing expedition. The FBI is not tasked to do that." Yale classmate recalls Kavanaugh as frequent, heavy drinker as FBI interviews accusers - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z They were not interested in a fishing expedition. Transcript of The AP’s interview with Mitch McConnell 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said the investigation will be “limited in scope” and “will not be a fishing expedition. The FBI is not tasked to do that.” Yale classmate recalls Kavanaugh as frequent, heavy drinker 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z “The Senate is dictating the terms. They laid out the request, and we’ve opened it up,” she said, adding, “This can’t become a fishing expedition like the Democrats would like to see it be.” Court pick’s drinking claims disputed 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Even if the FBI found nothing more than the committee already knew, every fishing expedition takes some time, and with the midterms approaching Democrats believe time is their friend. Opinion | America, we are on our own 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z “This is alarming — they are just going on a fishing expedition,” said Margret D. Stock, a lawyer and former Army Reserve lieutenant colonel who helped create the military’s immigrant recruit program. The Army Stopped Expelling Immigrant Recruits. But an Email Suggests It’s Still Trying. 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z But in the twisted world of Republican voter suppression, there’s another twist to the North Carolina fishing expedition, according to former state BOE investigator Tutor. Eye of the storm: North Carolina is also at the heart of Trump’s voter suppression project 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z It is a fishing expedition by the Trump administration to support the president’s repeatedly discredited assertions that voting fraud is widespread, especially by noncitizens casting illegal ballots. Opinion | The GOP finds yet another way to suppress the vote 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z “This is clearly a fishing expedition that picks up where the Pence-Kobach Commission stopped,” said Ms. Riggs, referring to Vice President Mike Pence, who had been chairman of the commission. Justice Dept. Demands Millions of North Carolina Voter Records, Confounding Elections Officials 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Unable to attack his conduct as a judge, they engaged in a desperate fishing expedition. Opinion | What Kavanaugh Did at the White House 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z At the time, the goal was to stop defense attorneys from going on fishing expeditions for evidence in an officer’s personnel file to prove a client’s claim of self-defense. California Editorial Rdp 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Hunter sounded downright Trumpian when a reporter from KGTV, the San Diego ABC affiliate, caught up with him yesterday as he prepared to board a boat for a fishing expedition. Analysis | The Daily 202: Duncan Hunter embraces the smash-mouth tactics Trump learned from Roy Cohn 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z "They went on a fishing expedition and they caught two big fish," argues June, who unsuccessfully ran to become mayor of Miami Beach last year. 'I don't care if Trump paid off a porn star' 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z And Mr. Grassley said on Twitter that Judge Kavanaugh’s 12 years of appeals court opinions were the best way to evaluate him, adding, “Let’s stop the fishing expedition.” Democrats Question Kavanaugh’s Testimony About Bush Nominee 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Given the political left’s broad opposition to Kavanaugh, it is clear that their document demands are nothing more than an attempt at a taxpayer-funded fishing expedition. Opinion | I’m ready to work to confirm Kavanaugh. I invite Democrats to join me. 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z It isn’t to be used as a fishing expedition to get random information on people. Opinion | Why the Government Wants to Know Your Citizenship Status 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z It would be a fishing expedition in the entire Pacific Ocean. Opinion | Kavanaugh is more than qualified. The documents won’t prove otherwise. 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z That document production could top 1 million pages, and Republicans have deemed the Democrats’ demand a fishing expedition that will not be particularly revelatory. White House counsel huddles with Senate Republicans on dispute over documents from Supreme Court nominee 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z “It can’t just be an open-ended fishing expedition,” said Sen. Mike Lee, Utah Republican. Brett Kavanaugh’s government work becomes partisan battle in committee 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z If the House of Delegates Judiciary Committee’s probing of actions by the state Supreme Court and its justices can be considered a fishing expedition, all we can suggest to the committee members is: Keep fishing! West Virginia editorial roundup 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z He was on a fishing expedition to the Grand Cascapedia River in Quebec on July 3, his son Adrian Reed said, when he caught and released a 16-pound salmon. Nathaniel P. Reed, leader in efforts to protect endangered wildlife and wetlands, dies at 84 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Jackson calls one such request, by the Sierra Club, a “fishing expedition.” EPA aide: Scrutiny of ‘politically charged’ records requests 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z If they succeed, it would be a first, said Marc Fries, NASA’s curator of cosmic dust and also a dogged meteorite hunter who helped orchestrate the fishing expedition set for Monday, July 2 — weather willing. Scientists hunt for parts of a massive meteor that splashed down off Washington 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z Wilson’s attorneys objected, calling the request a “fishing expedition.” Bond hearing set for man given new trial in officers’ deaths 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z In essence, the investigation was a fishing expedition, in which Weinberg posed as the representative of a wealthy, unscrupulous sheikh aiming to do business in the United States. Mel Weinberg, con artist at center of Abscam sting that landed U.S. politicians in prison, dies at 93 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z In essence, the investigation was a fishing expedition, in which Mr. Weinberg posed as the representative of a wealthy, unscrupulous sheikh aiming to do business in the United States. Mel Weinberg, con artist at center of Abscam sting, dies at 93 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z And the Olympic bowman is not the only sports personality with a penchant for flat caps - David Beckham and his sons Brooklyn and Romeo find them perfectly suited to fishing expeditions. When is it acceptable to wear a flat cap? 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Attorney Scott Bradford said in a sentencing memorandum that Sky made some cash payments in Hodgson, and also paid for an Alaskan fishing expedition as well as meals and accommodations in Vietnam and Costa Rica. Oregon defense contractor who bribed official avoids prison 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z “The use of a drug dog — whose only function is to search for illegal drugs — makes this seem less like an investigation into untaxed cigarettes and more like a fishing expedition,” the court said. Ohio patrol uses drug dogs more often with black drivers 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Though prosecutors are sure they have the killer, their earlier probes illustrate the potential pitfalls of a strategy that relies on a fishing expedition to identify potential suspects in a sea of genetic data. Essential California: The pitfalls of DNA testing 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z If investigators had no reasonable suspicion the Golden State Killer or his relatives were GEDmatch users, the tactic is the "definition of a fishing expedition," Tien said. The first step in finding Golden State Killer suspect: Finding his great-great-great-grandparents on genealogy site 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z In the end, as she put it, “it’s a fishing expedition.” A Fear Born of Brooklyn Gentrification 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump and his legal team adopted a combative pose over the weekend, saying the Mueller probe is a fishing expedition that should be shut down. Jeff Flake says Donald Trump firing Robert Mueller ‘massive red line that can’t be crossed’ 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z The official added that Trump “just thinks they should wrap it up. He sees it becoming a big fishing expedition.” After McCabe firing, Trump attacks FBI, and his lawyer says Russia probe must end 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z “A lawsuit opens the door, and judges almost always allow for a plaintiff to have a fishing expedition,” said Robert S. Bennett, the Washington lawyer who represented Mr. Clinton in the Paula Jones case. Stormy Daniels Lawsuit Opens Door to Further Trouble for Trump 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z “So, it is clear that BuzzFeed’s fishing expedition is nothing more than wishful thinking, but they will come up empty because the allegations in the dossier against my clients are absolutely false,” the lawyer said. BuzzFeed’s Russia dossier claim on IP addresses rebutted 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z He and a second man in the boat say they were on a fishing expedition. Megachurch leader 'tries to flee by sea' 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z The evaluation is a kind of fishing expedition, in which doctors thread an array of electrodes into the brain and wait for seizures to occur to see whether surgery might prevent them. A Brain Implant Improved Memory, Scientists Report 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Indeed, it appears that this whole operation was a fishing expedition of the kind that constitutional protections are specifically intended to prohibit. Editorials from around New England 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z “They don’t get to do a fishing expedition, with discovery, of the president’s businesses.” Federal judge appears receptive to emoluments lawsuit against Trump 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Secretary Jennifer Cohan said the division would share information on “on a case by case basis” but “would not entertain a fishing expedition.” Lawmaker concerned about feds’ access to immigrant licenses 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z It is designed to help fishing expeditions catch tuna, sharks and other large sea life by dropping bait from above. First look at coolest tech of CES 2018 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Call them exploratory, or a South Korean fishing expedition, or an effort to assure security at the Winter Games. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z DeSantis has criticized the probe into possible collusion with Russia as a “fishing expedition.” With one tweet, Trump inserts himself into Florida’s GOP gubernatorial primary 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z The Justice Department, which is defending Trump, called the suit politically motivated and said the Democratic attorneys general wanted to conduct a “fishing expedition” in the private files of the president’s business. Federal judge appears receptive to emoluments lawsuit against Trump 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Defense attorney Denise Turner is fighting a request from prosecutors for Brown’s medical records, calling it a “fishing expedition.” Judge blocks release of slain officer’s body camera video 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z The meeting, he told reporters afterward, was a “meaningless fishing expedition.” Blackwater founder Erik Prince denies he owes an ex-business partner $1 million 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z In a legal filing this month, his lawyer called the effort an “unjustified fishing expedition.” Journalist Who Told Laquan McDonald’s Story Faces Fight Over Sources 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z “It was a fishing expedition,” says David Reznick, an evolutionary biologist at the University of California, Riverside, who did not take part in the study. Humans May Be Influencing Bird Evolution in Their Backyards 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z His defenders accused investigators of needlessly sullying Esquith’s reputation with a fishing expedition that was determined to find behavioral blemishes or worse. L.A. Unified settles lawsuits with teacher Rafe Esquith 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z The US government is seeking to unmask every person who visited an anti-Trump website in what privacy advocates say is an unconstitutional “fishing expedition” for political dissidents. US government demands details on all visitors to anti-Trump protest site 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z In May, Trump appointed Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to head the so-called “voter integrity” commission, designed as a fishing expedition to find widespread voter fraud. Trump’s war on voters has a long history: Voting-rights advocates are ready to fight back 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z But he called Mueller “a good man” and said he trusts he will not go on a “fishing expedition.” Rosenstein: Special counsel Mueller can investigate any crimes he uncovers in Russia probe 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z “The special counsel is subject to the rules and regulations of the Department of Justice, and we don't engage in fishing expeditions,” Rosenstein said on “Fox News Sunday.” Pence's sensitivity to talk of 2020 speaks to White House insecurity 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z In his first Sunday show interview, Mr. Rosenstein added that special counsel Robert Mueller “understands and I understand the specific scope of the investigation and so, it’s not a fishing expedition.” Rod Rosenstein, deputy attorney general, denies Russia probe has ballooned into ‘fishing expedition’ 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Federal prosecutors often treat them as fishing expeditions. What is a grand jury and how serious is it for Donald Trump? 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Martin rejected his “fishing expedition” frame, saying that police investigations pursue unanswered questions. Newt Gingrich plays Goebbels for Trump in insane attack on justice department and Mueller 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z On Monday, Caputo reiterated his points from Friday, saying that talk of collusion was “a fishing expedition.” Here’s the evolution of Donald Trump’s Russia defense 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z “They can call it a fishing expedition. They can call it a witch hunt. It's all an aligned message with the White House,” Schiff said on ABC’s “This Week.” Democrats say Trump Jr.'s meeting takes Russia probe to a 'new level' 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z “The special counsel is subject to the rules and regulations of the Department of Justice, and we don’t engage in fishing expeditions,” Mr. Rosenstein said on “Fox News Sunday.” Rod Rosenstein, deputy attorney general, denies Russia probe has ballooned into ‘fishing expedition’ 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Given the vague, dubious nature of this voter data fishing expedition, though, the state’s desire for privacy and safety of its voters is wise. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z This fishing expedition initiated by Trump is an attack on states’ rights and the long tradition of state and local governments administering elections. Editorials from around New England 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Third, in the United States, no one is supposed to face accusations of wrongdoing because they balked at a government fishing expedition that’s operating outside any legitimate legal framework. White House election commission becomes a fiasco for Trump, Kobach 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z They determined a fishing expedition on June 6 caused the kill of the bait-fish pogies. Thousands of dead fish found floating in bays, washed ashore 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z “This was a fishing expedition to satisfy their curiosity about someone’s business that they didn’t understand,” Mr. Siegal said. F.B.I. Botched Evidence Collection in Fraud Case, Judge Rules 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z A New York judge has rejected what he calls Bill Cosby's "fishing expedition" to get journalists' notes, film and audio to fight a defamation lawsuit filed against him by seven women. Bill Cosby sex assault allegations and charges 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z But “federal laws should not be used as a fishing expedition by government.” How Trump’s Pick for Top Antitrust Cop May Shape Competition 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Chaffetz has repeatedly insisted that he won’t lead a “fishing expedition” on Trump, despite what critics — including nonpartisan watchdogs — contend is ample material. After angry demonstration in Utah, Chaffetz returns to more wrath in D.C. 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Suddenly — and this is rich — he declines to launch any probe that might be seen as a “fishing expedition.” Opinion | In Congress, Republicans are quiet and meek as mice 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z He also said he won’t go on a “fishing expedition” to investigate whether Trump’s business interests create conflicts of interest. Trump aide says ethics agency director should ‘be careful’ about comments 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z “The subpoena is in fact a fishing expedition that goes far beyond any issue arguably before the Texas court,” Muffett said in an email. Tillerson’s relations with autocrats forged during decades in industry 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z When your client base is large enough for the taxman to go on a fishing expedition to see who is using your services, you have truly come of age. As Fintech Comes of Age, Government Seeks an Oversight Role 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Mattiello’s attorney says he objects to an investigation he said would become a fishing expedition based on hearsay and conjecture and motivated by sour grapes. Rhode Island elections board to investigate speaker’s race 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z “The letter that we received from ExxonMobil’s lawyers signals that the company is planning a massive fishing expedition into UCS’s internal e-mails and communications with others, including the press,” Kimmell said in an email. ExxonMobil tells independent groups to preserve records of their climate case communications — including with the press 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z In a speech from the Senate floor at the time, Feingold raised concerns that one provision would allow the government to "go on a fishing expedition and collect information on virtually anyone." Tech privacy ally Feingold leads in Wisconsin Senate race 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Justice Mary Yu wrote the dissenting opinion, saying, “This was not the kind of coercive and improper fishing expedition” the court had ruled on in the previous case. PAC, singling out child-porn ruling, to spend $350K in TV ads to defeat Justice Wiggins 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z “They are obviously not just going on fishing expeditions, because they are producing documents that are resulting in stories and public debates,” said Danielle Brian, director of the Project on Government Oversight. Legal group has spent decades using courts to dog Clintons 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Zuberi, who is himself a fisherman, says that since 2014 – three years after the conservation program began – they no longer return from fishing expeditions with empty nets as they used to. Protecting mangroves, Kenya's fishermen net cash – and more fish 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z “Broad’s request amounts to merely a fishing expedition,” they wrote on 24 August. Titanic clash over CRISPR patents turns ugly 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z The court said the purpose of the double taxation agreement is to ensure a broad information exchange between the Netherlands and Switzerland, without encouraging so-called "fishing expeditions". Swiss Supreme Court rules bank data can be sent to Dutch 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z “The investigation was a fishing expedition designed to collect as many allegations as possible — no matter how bogus they were,” Durham said in the letter. Special session kicks off with squabble over Durham ouster 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z With few exceptions, Fieman says, the federal rules of criminal procedure require a warrant to be issued in the same district as the search to prevent unconstitutional government fishing expeditions. FBI’s massive porn sting puts internet privacy in crossfire 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z The website refused, saying the claimant was on a "fishing expedition". Reddit defends Suicide Squad 'music leaker' - BBC News 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z But a little injury like that didn’t stop the fishing expedition. Hall of Famer Warren Sapp is OK after being attacked by a shark 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Jassy characterized that as “nothing more than a fishing expedition.” Hollywood Screenwriter Subpoenaed for Hours of Bergdahl Tapes 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Clinton lawyer David Kendall said a request from a conservative legal group to depose the presumptive Democratic nominee is an improper "fishing expedition." Clinton lawyer: More questions about email server 'futile' 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z The documents filed in the case, Mr. Phillips said, “show that no lobbying occurred in 2015” and he called on the ethics panel “to end this politically motivated fishing expedition.” Fight Over Emails Yields New Details on Role of Outside ‘Agents’ for de Blasio 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The Republican fishing expedition trolled the waters of the Benghazi tragedy for two years and spent $7 million in public funds. Bill Clinton spoils Hillary’s moment of liberation from Benghazi 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Exxon filed a motion earlier this month to dismiss the Massachusetts subpoena, describing it as a politically motivated fishing expedition aimed at silencing Democrats’ ideological foes. Climate change prosecutors suffer defeat as attorney general pulls Exxon subpoena 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Exxon is challenging subpoenas issued by the Virgin Islands and Massachusetts attorneys general, denouncing the probe as a fishing expedition that violates the company’s free-speech rights. Michael Mann, climate scientist: Data ‘increasingly unnecessary’ because ‘we can see climate change’ 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z “In other words, national security letters are used to go on fishing expeditions.” Senate Falls 1 Vote Short of Giving FBI Access to Browser Histories Without Court Order 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z The company, for example, filed a motion on Wednesday in federal court in Texas to block a demand for documents by the Massachusetts attorney general, Maura Healey, calling it a “fishing expedition.” Exxon Mobil Fights Back at State Inquiries Into Climate Change Research 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z “I feel more safe now,” he says, of the Chinese government’s assistance to his fishing expeditions. The Environment Is the Silent Casualty of Beijing’s Ambitions in the South China Sea 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z The lawyers also called inquiries by state prosecutors a "fishing expedition" that were stifling free speech and trying to create public policy instead of enforce laws. Exxon shareholders pass measure that may put climate expert on board 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Virgin Islands officials from subpoenaing 40 years of internal climate change documents from Exxon Mobil Corp, saying the probe is "a fishing expedition of the worst kind." Texas attorney general backs Exxon in climate change fight 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Federal Judge Paul Gardephe called the request a "fishing expedition" that bordered on the frivolous. Bill Cosby loses bid to throw out sexual battery lawsuit involving Playboy Mansion 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z "The subpoena, in my judgment, is a fishing expedition," he said in court. Bill Cosby cannot get magazine reporters' notes: judge 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z In September 2010, Sky paid for an Alaska fishing expedition for the program manager at around the same time SRI was awarded a $9.9 million contract for military munitions response services. Oregon defense firm chief pleads guilty to $171 million conspiracy 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z These subpoenas amount to an outrageous fishing expedition that strikes at the heart of intellectual freedom, scientific inquiry and the First Amendment guarantee of free speech. Climate Change Witch Hunt 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Wednesday’s filing argues that the subpoena is an unwarranted fishing expedition into Exxon’s internal records that violates its constitutional rights. Exxon Fires Back at Climate-Change Probe 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Texas attorneys say the last-day appeals are a fishing expedition and there's no evidence to show he's incompetent. A federal appeals court has stopped the scheduled lethal injection of a former accountant set to die for gunning down his two young daughters in Dallas 15 years ago while his ex-wife - their mother - was listening helplessly on the phone 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z But Erich Dryden, an assistant Texas attorney general, told the justices the last-day appeals were improper, without merit and "a fishing expedition." Attorneys are asking federal courts to halt the scheduled execution of a 60-year-old former Dallas accountant condemned for gunning down his young daughters while their mother helplessly listened on the phone 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z But Erich Dryden, an assistant Texas attorney general, told the justices the last-day appeals were improper, without merit and “a fishing expedition.” Dallas man set to die for killing daughters, 9 and 6 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z "His last-minute appeal amounts to a fishing expedition," Dryden said. Attorneys for a 60-year-old Texas man set to die by injection for killing his daughters say the man is mentally ill and deserves a fair hearing to show he's incompetent 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z The book begins with his idyllic childhood in the country town of Maclean, New South Wales, filled with fishing expeditions, homemade iceblocks and cowboy games. Ken Done: sell-out, one-hit wonder, or Australia’s most underrated artist? 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z You can’t just run around and do fishing expeditions like that. “Out of this chaos, strongmen will emerge”: Richard Engel sees an authoritarian future in the Middle East 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Sailors led hunting and fishing expeditions, coached youth basketball and taught high school history. Kenny Sailors, a Pioneer of the Jump Shot, Dies at 95 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z It is more important than ever that lawyers’ demands be reasonable, not designed to lengthen legal proceedings, enable fishing expeditions or bury the other side in paper. Chief Justice John Roberts makes the right call on civil justice 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Campaign-finance coordination allegations have become a favorite tool of the political left, which knows proving coordination often requires a fishing expedition into a target’s personal communications. A Speech Mugging in Montana 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z That’s no excuse to conduct fishing expeditions designed to personally discredit scientists and undermine peer-reviewed research with lines from informal emails. 2015: A year of progress and buffoonery on climate change 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z The agency's two Republicans, who opposed the rules, complained Thursday that they had not been told of the letters and said Wheeler was on a "fishing expedition" for net-neutrality violations. FCC asking if free-data plans from T-Mobile, AT&T and Comcast break Internet rules 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z And while such a shamelessly partisan fishing expedition seemed exasperating before, the question now is whether congressional Republicans are contributing to a dangerous, toxic political climate for no substantive reason. Dems push to end Congress' anti-Planned Parenthood campaign 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Volunteers run all fishing expeditions and related activities, such as workshops on fly tying and casting. Second Acts: Former Navy Officer Finds a Way to Help Veterans 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z Meese, who by then had announced his intention to step down as attorney general, said Mr. McKay had conducted a “fishing expedition” that cost $1.7 million and produced “an empty net.” James C. McKay, independent counsel during the Reagan era, dies at 98 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z I traveled 40 miles out to sea on a fishing expedition with a 10-man crew to get time talking with another man whose story I wanted to hear. Human Trafficking at Sea: Reporter’s Notebook 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Chow’s attorneys, led by veteran San Francisco lawyer Tony Serra, plan to make the trial a referendum on the multi-year government probe they say was a costly fishing expedition that induced innocent people into crime. San Francisco Chinatown crime probe defendant on trial 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Chow's attorneys, led by veteran San Francisco lawyer Tony Serra, plan to make the trial a referendum on the multi-year government probe they say was a costly fishing expedition that induced innocent people into crime. Figure in San Francisco Chinatown crime probe that ensnared state senator on trial 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Cleland said state case law that prohibits fishing expeditions at this stage in a criminal case could be a problem for the defense. Judge hearing Sandusky's appeal orders Pennsylvania attorney general to explain leak remarks 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Planned Parenthood said it saw the record requests as a politically motivated fishing expedition — and one more battle in the state’s long fight to limit abortion. Texas Orders Health Clinics to Turn Over Patient Data 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z "After yesterday’s 11-hour hearing, there can be no remaining doubt that the Benghazi Select Committee is a taxpayer-funded fishing expedition to derail Secretary Clinton's presidential campaign," the five Democrats said in a statement. House Democrats will stay on Benghazi committee 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Elijah Cummings, the panel’s ranking Democrat, said in his statement the investigation is political, a “taxpayer-funded fishing expedition.” Two Departures and a Grilling 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z “It is time, and it is time now,” Cummings bellowed, his rich baritone filling the crowded, high-ceilinged hearing room, “for the Republicans to end this taxpayer-funded fishing expedition.” Clinton’s top supporter in Benghazi hearing: Rep. Elijah Cummings 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z She mostly smiled in mute agreement when Democrats called the exercise a partisan fishing expedition or a waste of taxpayer money. Clinton, back in the Benghazi hot seat, withstands Republicans’ grilling 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z "They set them loose, Madame Secretary, because you're running for president," he told Clinton, calling for an end to the "taxpayer-funded fishing expedition." Clinton defends her Benghazi record in face of Republican criticism 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z It is time for Republicans to end this taxpayer-funded fishing expedition. Clinton tries to stay above the fray as Benghazi hearing opens 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Mrs Clinton is now the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for President, and her supporters say the hearing is an expensive, elaborate fishing expedition less interested in the facts than in doing her political damage. Why is Benghazi still a big issue for Hillary Clinton? - BBC News 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Whatever amount of time they spend asking her about her email server will only underscore the extent to which this committee has been on a fishing expedition. When No News Is Good News 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Democrats on the committee accuse the Republican majority of conducting a politically motivated fishing expedition. What you need to know about Hillary Clinton's emails 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z There was brief discussion about whether Democrats would simply quit the taxpayer-funded, anti-Clinton fishing expedition in protest, a move Dems ultimately rejected, but that doesn’t mean they plan to sit idly by. Dems on GOP's Benghazi committee start to play hardball 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z And when French prosecutors raided the company’s office in March to build their criminal case against Uberpop, the company dismissed the exercise as intimidation and a fishing expedition. Uber Meets Its Match in France 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z "It's dragging these people who lost their children through what we believe to be unnecesary fishing expeditions for things that could be resolved in a proper and easier way." Lawyers for Newtown parents, town locked in legal wrangling in school shooting lawsuit 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Rep. Xavier Becerra of California, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, described the email controversy as one of “these fishing expeditions and witch hunts.” Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, slide in polls raising doubt among congressional backers 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z The boat was taking anglers on a fishing expedition. Anglers killed as South Korea fishing boat capsizes - BBC News 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z It is worth noting that during that fishing expedition, Carter, like Harding, set foot on a glacier. The fascinating (and scenic) history of presidential visits to Alaska 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Benton's attorney filed a motion to quash the warrant, arguing that it was overly broad, violated his privacy rights and amounted to a fishing expedition. Federal prosecutors win yearlong fight for access to indicted Ron Paul aide's Gmail account 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Prosecutor William McCauley says in a filing released Monday that an attempt by Hernandez’s lawyer to question the woman under oath is an “unwarranted fishing expedition.” Prosecutor: Tipster wrote sexual letters to Aaron Hernandez 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Prosecutor William McCauley says in a filing released Monday that an attempt by Hernandez's lawyer to question the woman under oath is an "unwarranted fishing expedition." Prosecutor: Tipster who raised Aaron Hernandez juror concern had written him sexual letters 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Coast Guard on Sunday afternoon found an overturned and empty boat belonging to two teenage boys who went missing off the Florida coast during a fishing expedition two days ago, the service said. Missing Florida teens' boat found overturned and empty 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z A United States district judge, Alison J. Nathan, ruled on June 29 that Harbour Victoria appeared to be engaged in a fishing expedition as it tried to collect money from Mr. Chawla. JPMorgan’s Effort to Investigate Time Warner Center Condo Is Rejected 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z “The Justice Department doesn’t just launch investigations as fishing expeditions,” said Gene Kimmelman, a former Justice Department antitrust official. Justice Dept. investigating potential airline price collusion 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Boies' law firm asked a state judge in Florida this month to quash the subpoenas, calling them abusive and a fishing expedition. Boies, Dershowitz duel in defamation case concerning sex trafficking claims 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z “Everything a journalist does is a so-called ‘fishing expedition.’ As police body cameras catch on, a debate surfaces: Who gets to watch? 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z “This is not a fishing expedition,” Collins said. Privacy Board Will Do 'Deep Dive' on NSA, CIA Practices 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z A lawsuit by Phi Kappa Psi could lead to a potentially damaging "fishing expedition" by lawyers into the fraternity. Rolling Stone awaits review of discredited Virginia gang rape story 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z Panel members said they would not respond to “fishing expeditions” by countries seeking names on the confidential lists. United Nations Panel to Share Details on War Criminals 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z "The key point here is whether accusations against me are true or false, and it's not a fishing expedition to be able to depose her," he said. Boies, Dershowitz duel in defamation case concerning sex trafficking claims 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Apparently Evercore grew frustrated spending time and effort dealing with Prokhorov’s fishing expedition for a minority investor. What Went Wrong With The Sale Of The Brooklyn Nets 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z They tried attracting tourists with fishing expeditions and launched a support-the-locals program that rewarded donors with seafood. Japan fisherman in post-tsunami town sees hope in 'dream oysters' 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z It’s more like a fishing expedition, a la Whitewater and Travelgate and the Clinton Christmas card list. The vast right-wing conspiracy is still real. Also, the media is really stupid 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Prosecutors wrote in the court filing that Hubbard is seeking a fishing expedition in search of any information to support a baseless claim of prosecutorial misconduct. Prosecutors disparage Hubbard’s effort to see phone calls 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z “Discovery is not intended to be a fishing expedition.” Judge weighs releasing medical history in toddler death 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Diocese of Duluth attorney Susan Gaertner says the plaintiffs earlier asked for a bigger volume of documents in what she called a “fishing expedition.” Feb. 17 deadline for documents in priest abuse case 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Their discovery requests must be calculated to lead to relevant evidence, so “fishing expeditions”–where relevant evidence might be incidentally caught in an overbroad discovery request driftnet–are not permitted. Are Facebook Photos More Discoverable In Litigation Than Other Social Media Content? 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The Justice Department denounced their action as a “fishing expedition.” S&P Learns How Chicago Politics Work 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z “There’s nothing in reality that prevents a fishing expedition under this code,” he told the five justices. Edward Snowden’s Helpers Mission creep will be a near-certainty, leading to dragnet surveillance of protesters and fishing expeditions through images of people not suspected of wrongdoing. Guest: Body cameras are not a quick solution to police misconduct 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z Oliver said it can’t be ignored that blacks are disproportionately represented among violent crime offenders in the United States, but he said many traffic stops are nothing more than fishing expeditions for drugs or weapons. Cases show racial bias hits all walks of life 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z “It really stops the fishing expeditions,” Chief Hadley said of the new rules. Activists Wield Search Data to Challenge and Change Police Policy 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Barnes & Noble attorneys have called the request for information, which also included employee records, a “fishing expedition.” Judge rejects request for Barnes & Noble records 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z That demand is not uncommon and is designed to prevent a possible acquirer from going on a fishing expedition that is not about buying the company but identifying key employees to hire away. A Company Caught Between a Hostile Bid and a Side Deal 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z The idea that a third, CDH13, might be involved, though, was the result of a genetic fishing expedition, or genome-wide association study as they are known in the trade. Next candidate 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z “It sounds like a fishing expedition by the IRS to tie me up for a very long time in retaliation for making a movie against Obamacare,” Mr. Clements says. Producer of anti-Obamacare movie ‘Sick and Sicker’ hit with IRS audit 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z This week, in a letter to Smith, Johnson described Smith’s 18-month inquiry into NSF’s grantsmaking process as “a fishing expedition” aimed ultimately at reducing NSF’s funding of the social and behavioral sciences. In NSF fight, was The Great Immensity the victim of a slight leak to Fox News? 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z But critics of the newspaper said its behavior amounted to entrapment, the product of a “fishing expedition” rather than a well-planned investigation. British Newspaper Tests Teeth of a New Regulator 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Aldo Saldivar of Paraguay's National Emergency Secretariat said the tourists were on a fishing expedition to the Pantanal, one of the world's largest freshwater wetlands, which stretches across areas of Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia. Tourist boat capsizes in Paraguay 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Speaking to msnbc last week, Abrams—the first black leader of either party in the history of the Georgia House—called the probe a “witch-hunt,” a “fishing expedition,” and “overly broad.” In Georgia, a battle over minority voting 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z “This went beyond a fishing expedition,” says Mike German, a former undercover FBI agent and a prominent critic of federal law enforcement. The Uranium Sting: Did Homeland Security Catch a Smuggler or Create One? 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z The league’s lawyers called the subpoena “a fishing expedition or, at worst, an improper ploy for media coverage.” What Are NFL Cheerleaders Worth? Inside Their Fight for Minimum Wage 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z We do not want fishing expeditions looking for anti-social behaviour, we need clear police guidelines and possible new laws. Facial recognition v anonymity 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z "This is not a fishing expedition," Murphy said. Crystal CEO contests subpoena in sweetener lawsuit 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z White said his only concern is that the records being requested pertained directly to the Nelson and Shelley criminal cases and didn’t turn into a “fishing expedition.” Judge likely to release CT results in Kolstad case 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z This generates complaints about “fishing expeditions” from those who receive the subpoenas — and counter accusations of “cover-ups” when an administration resists. When Darrell Issa goes fishing The New York Civil Liberties Union declared this week that it was opposed to the law, saying it did not provide enough protections against investigative fishing expeditions by law enforcement agencies. Available Soon for People Needing ID: City-Issued Cards 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z It was a fishing expedition of sorts — in the depths of his own brain. Probing Brain’s Depth, Trying to Aid Memory 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z The committee's filing called the SEC subpoena "a remarkable fishing expedition for congressional records." House panel opposes giving SEC documents for insider trading probe 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z GOP lawmakers are on a fishing expedition, starting with an answer – there must be some wrongdoing, somewhere, from someone – and then working backwards in the hopes of justifying the agreed-upon conclusion. Darrell Issa's flailing search for his white whale 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z The interviewees characterised their detentions as metaphorical fishing expeditions in which they were arrested on little evidence and then tortured to force them to give up any information that would justify their incarceration. Egypt’s hidden prison: ‘disappeared’ face torture in Azouli military jail 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z The IRS says evidentiary hearings are fishing expeditions. 'Lost' Emails? IRS & White House Defiant As Supreme Court Upholds Challenge To IRS Summons 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z His day was likely brightened by a New York Times story that said a federal investigation involving stock trading by Mickelson was more a fishing expedition than anything else. After Martin Kaymer's 65, expect U.S. Open course to toughen up 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, Harrison saw him play a game with one of his 15 grandchildren — a fishing expedition with magnets. Bill Marriott and the age of the everlasting executive To many, it seemed like the dictionary definition of an impermissible "fishing expedition". Snowden showed us just how big the panopticon really was. Now it's up to us 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z That satisfies the short-term rental company, which did not want its law-abiding hosts to be subjected to what it called a “fishing expedition” by regulators. Airbnb Will Hand Over Host Data to New York 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z That standard will ensure inquiry where the facts and circumstances make inquiry appropriate, without turning every summons dispute into a fishing expedition for official wrongdoing.” 'Lost' Emails? IRS & White House Defiant As Supreme Court Upholds Challenge To IRS Summons 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z But sometimes, these associations are meaningless and arise from what amount to scientific fishing expeditions. Divorce Rates Linked To Margarine Consumption? 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Even reasonable enquiries are often rejected as “fishing expeditions”. The data revolution 2014-05-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Samson’s lawyers cited the judge’s ruling that the subpoenas were “exceedingly broad” in calling for devices such as tablets and smartphones, and amounted to “a fishing expedition.” Ex-Official of Port Agency to Rebuff State Inquiry 2014-05-03T03:06:35Z The party claimed that the office allowance was used in part to pay for additional premises, and accused the newspaper - which it called the mouthpiece of the political establishment - of embarking on a "fishing expedition". Farage 'facing expenses complaint' 2014-04-15T05:55:43Z Committee Democrats called the hearing a “gotcha” hearing and a fishing expedition. Republicans Develop An Interest In Bird Deaths 2014-03-29T13:03:00Z In another investigation, the Justice Department subpoenaed—without notice—two months worth of Associated Press reporters’ phone records on a leak fishing expedition. Obama Press Attacks Degrade the First Amendment In The Name of Security 2014-03-20T17:44:00Z Reid Schar, a lawyer representing the state legislative committee, told Judge Mary Jacobson of State Superior Court in Trenton on Tuesday that lawmakers were not engaged in a “fishing expedition.” New Jersey Committee Says Figures in Bridge Scandal Must Comply With Subpoenas 2014-03-11T17:01:49Z The tour's lawyers, on the other hand, have characterized it as a fishing expedition. Life At The Crossroads 2014-02-25T05:00:00Z Defense attorney James Sultan called the state’s request “grossly overbroad” and said prosecutors are on a “fishing expedition.” California football player Ted Agu dies 2014-02-08T03:21:21Z "This is nothing but a fishing expedition," he said. Judge keeps ex-NFL star Hernandez's jail calls off limits 2014-02-07T23:20:26Z "It was supposed to be a one-day fishing expedition, but they were blown off course by the northern winds," Thomas Armbruster, the U.S. El Salvador fisherman washes up in Marshall Islands after year adrift 2014-02-04T04:44:12Z Justice Stevens noted that Judge James Robertson of Federal District Court, who dismissed the indictment in 1998, had called the subpoena “the quintessential fishing expedition.” New Jersey Committee Says Figures in Bridge Scandal Must Comply With Subpoenas 2014-03-11T17:01:49Z At the time he said that he knew nothing about the case and thought the authorities would embark on a “fishing expedition” while examining his political views and associations. In Switch, Refusal to Testify Wins a Brooklyn Man His Freedom 2014-02-04T00:27:40Z "It was supposed to be a one-day fishing expedition but they were blown off course by the northern winds," the U.S. ambassador to the Marshall Islands, Tom Armbruster, told media. El Salvador fisherman washes up in Marshall Islands after year adrift 2014-02-03T09:13:05Z Again another ‘fishing expedition’—just because they are media doesn’t mean that the memos would shed light on specific government activities.” Caught on E-Mail: A Decade of Schemes Discussed Digitally 2014-01-22T16:40:29Z These limitations on the Fourth Amendment have led to raids, street sweeps, and other tactics that can only be called fishing expeditions. The racism that still plagues America 2014-01-20T16:00:00Z "We were about 30 minutes into our day when this large, reddish-brown thing came swimming up from the depths," Goto, 44, told Reuters about the fishing expedition off the coast of Niigata, northwest of Tokyo. Fisherman Regrets Roughing Up Giant Squid 2014-01-14T18:15:05.326Z It should be a request to obtain "specific evidence" and not a "fishing expedition", the CPS says. Madeleine letter sent to Portuguese 2014-01-13T13:37:47Z "We made it clear to the Attorney General's office from the very beginning that we would never agree to this type of government-sponsored fishing expedition." Accommodation renter Airbnb fights NY State subpoena on sublets 2013-10-09T22:47:29Z So, we made it clear to the Attorney General’s office from the very beginning that we would never agree to this type of government-sponsored fishing expedition. Airbnb Files Motion To Block New York Data Request 2013-10-09T22:17:00Z Spending Freely But even longtime reporters were shocked at Ms. Brown’s extravagance in making assignments — one former editor called them “fishing expeditions” — that seemed to belong to an earlier, more flush era of publishing. The Last Temptation of Tina Brown 2013-08-05T02:03:02Z "We're sticklers for details -- frequently pushing back when the requests appear to be fishing expeditions or don't follow the correct process," the spokesperson said. Feds Put Heat on Web Firms for Master Encryption Keys 2013-07-25T15:45:15.037Z In April, they went on a fishing expedition against the Project PM website, with a subpoena intended to identify other activists. Barrett Brown, political prisoner of the information revolution 2013-07-13T12:00:00Z “The systems, mounted inside cars, are sent on ‘fishing expeditions,’ randomly tuning into conversations of citizens in a bid to track down terrorists.” India Ink: Can India Trust Its Government on Privacy? 2013-07-11T17:45:22Z Go on a 'fishing expedition' Watch carefully for offers on tinned fish in shops - tinned sardines tastes great. Budget menu 2013-07-11T01:45:56Z They were fishing expeditions, anticipating wrongdoing regardless of the evidence, and an invasion of privacy entirely disproportionate to the threat. Civil liberties: Guarding the guards 2013-06-23T18:34:00Z Democrats dismiss the Republicans' concerns as a politically motivated fishing expedition seeking to discredit Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, considered a top Democratic presidential contender in 2016. House committee issues subpoena for Benghazi documents 2013-05-28T20:43:13Z |
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