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Re:In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist by DocTomoe on Friday January 28, 2022 @07:59AM (#30113992)
Sounds like a prosecutor was afraid to get sued into oblivion/have his future political ambitions ruined by this affair, and strong-armed the good doctor into signing a document to avoid this going to court, where outcomes are pretty much random.
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Re:In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist by jhugo on Friday January 28, 2022 @08:16AM (#30114175)
* tried to strong-arm. He didn't accept the deal.
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Re:In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist by hollerith on Friday January 28, 2022 @03:21PM (#30119812)
>Sounds like a prosecutor was afraid to get sued into oblivion

Federal prosecutors cannot be sued:

https://fedsoc.org/events/prosecutorial-immunity

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