The FCC Wants $200 to Release Emails About Ajit Pai's Giant Reese's Mug

The FCC Wants $200 to Release Emails About Ajit Pai's Giant Reese's Mug

7 years ago
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https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/59q3v8/the-fcc-wants-dollar200-to-release-emails-about-ajit-pais-giant-reeses-mug

Whatever you do, don’t question the mug. The Federal Communication Commission wants more than $200 to release emails related to chairman Ajit Pai’s novelty, oversized coffee mug under the Freedom of Information Act.

The mug gained mild notoriety after Pai was photographed with the drinking vessel, which is emblazoned with the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups logo. But when Taylor Amarel, a frequent FOIA-filer who secured the release of Pai’s calendar earlier this year, requested all of Pai’s executive assistant’s emails that included terms such as "reeses", "mug", or "Reese's,” the FCC pushed back.