Mickey Dolenz charged FBI

During The Monkees concert in 1976. The FBI filed case against the band

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FBI claimed that during the concert there was a message displayed on the screen which hurt the sentiments of left wing

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The FBI got to know from old files which clearly depicted that those pictures were of Alabama riots, Vietnam war which had a negative impact.

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The deatils of the documents where made public resulting in the demaning image of band

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As Mickey Dolenz is left as the last member of band he had filed case against the FBI

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Filed a case hoping that he could find a way to look into the remaining of the files under "Freedom of Information Act request"

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In order to do so he hired a Lawyer named Mark S.Zaid.

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Mark who was already a big fan of Mickey and his band took the case. Mark was known to be a renowned lawyer as he helped Donald trump in his indictment.

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Moreover, according to Mark The Monkees doesn't seem like a band which would hurt anyone's sentiment as their songs always promoted peace

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