Originally Posted by dopeman

according to J.D. Obenberger, they did it because they thought they would lose their case in court today:

"If the government didn?t fear the strength of the pleadings they wouldn?t have agreed to this deal.?

eric Bernstein also agreed.

?I find it?s an interesting acknowledgement. If the DOJ truly believed it had a winner, it would not have made this deal,? said Bernstein. ?If the government thinks it?s going to win, why would it make a deal??

are they just being pollyanna about this? why would the doj cut the deal instead of just going to court and letting the judge decide on the TRO?