FOIA to DOD seeking communications between CommerceÕs Office of the Secretary and the Department of DefenseÑin particular an assistant secretary of defenseÑon steel tariffs, referenced in a reported White House meeting on June 8, 2017.

FOIA to Export-Import Bank seeking communications with various steel, aluminum, sugar, auto, and other industry associations regarding tariffs.

FOIA to International Trade Administration seeking communications with various steel, aluminum, sugar, auto, and other industry associations regarding tariffs.

After more than 6 months of litigation, American Oversight has uncovered and posted detailed calendars for Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. Totaling more than 1,800 pages, the calendars show extensive meetings with steel, rail, sugar, and energy industry groups that took place in 2017 -- as well as a number of meetings that appear to have attracted scrutiny from Commerce Department ethics officials.

Emails obtained by American Oversight through a Freedom of Information Act request uncovered a friendly relationship between U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) officials and lobbyists representing the steel industry.

These documents show the communications between officials in the office of the U.S. Trade Representative and representatives of the steel industry about the Trump administration's decision to impose steep steel tariffs.

American Oversight has recently filed a series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to uncover documents related to issues from gun violence to sanctuary cities.

FOIA to USTR seeking communications between Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, Stephen Vaughn, Jamieson Greer or Timothy Reif and the steel industry.

FOIA seeking communications between Secretary Wilbur Ross or any other political appointee or career SES employee in the Office of the Secretary and anyone acting on behalf of the steel industry.

FOIA request to the Office of the United States Trade Representative seeking communications between political appointees and various outside entities, including Alcoa, Amazon, Chevron, Tom Barrack, Dow Chemical, FoxConn, and US Steel.