The Friday news dump — also known as the Friday night news dump — is a political trick with plenty of precedent. Wait till the vast majority of the news business clocks out for on the week, and announce something you’d rather they not cover as much. People won’t be reading as much news at that point anyway, and perhaps it’ll be dismissed as old news by Monday morning.
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(FILES) In this file photo taken on Oct. 2, 2019 US State Department inspector general Steve Linick leaves after holding a briefing with lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
