Washington (CNN) A Trump-appointed federal judge on Monday reprimanded the lawyer defending the indicted Russian company Concord Management and Consulting for being "unprofessional, inappropriate and ineffective."

Concord, accused of backing a Russian conspiracy to distribute politically charged social media posts to American voters, has been fighting to free evidence in its case that the Justice Department locked down because it is sensitive to national security.

The company, which has pleaded not guilty to the conspiracy charge, would like its powerful Russian directors and other legal industry helpers to review some of the documents, especially those written in Russian. Some of the evidence in the case is currently protected by both a third-party reviewer from the Justice Department and by a court order.

But to make those arguments, the Washington-based defense attorney Eric Dubelier has written more and more flamboyant briefs, most recently citing a quote in court papers from the movie "Animal House," "You f---ed up," to attack the special counsel's collection of evidence in the case.

Dubelier's also deployed several references and pop culture quotes such as from Looney Tunes, Casablanca and Animal House to make his points and draw attention.

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