{"id":155959,"date":"2026-07-07T21:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/07\/aba-fires-back-against-doj-in-battle-over-epshteyn-subpoena\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T21:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:09:10","slug":"aba-fires-back-against-doj-in-battle-over-epshteyn-subpoena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/07\/aba-fires-back-against-doj-in-battle-over-epshteyn-subpoena\/","title":{"rendered":"ABA Fires Back Against DOJ in Battle Over Epshteyn Subpoena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The DOJ alleges that the ABA&#8217;s requests for production raise separation of powers concerns, that it would be premature for the government to conclude that the requests implicate the presidential communications privilege, and that the ABA&#8217;s requests are overbroad.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" 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