Senior DOJ official doubles down on criticism of US judge in Adani case filing
By Samuel Rubenfeld ( August 12, 2026, 16:40 GMT | Insight) -- A senior US Justice Department official criticized a federal judge who had granted his request to dismiss fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, chiding him for “an important factual misimpression” in the decision and his conclusions about the reasons for dropping the case. A senior US Justice Department official criticized a federal judge who had granted his request to dismiss fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, chiding him for “an important factual misimpression” in the decision and his conclusions about the reasons for dropping the case....
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