It is like DoJ knows what Cult 45 will be doing before the Cult does.
DOJ indicates Trump’s demand for special master may be too late ~ Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney
It was a delaying tactic in any event. As for the reason DoJ knows Cult 45 so well the answer can be found by browsing around here. The Germans knew exactly how to deal with their trash, the US has Supermax for that.