Records released by the Department of State in response to American Oversight’s request and litigation regarding communications of State officials Mike Pompeo, T. Ulrich Brechbuhl, Rex Tillerson, Christine Ciccone, Makan Delrahim, Sean Doocey, Julia Haller, Brian Hook, Edward Lacey, Kevin Edward Moley, Mari Stull, or Matthew Mowers containing the following search terms: Sahar or Nowrouzzadeh.

Records from the State Department in response to American Oversight’s request for communications between White House officials and now-former State Department appointee Mari Stull, who was a lobbyist prior to joining the Trump administration. This request was made following reports that State employees were being investigated by Stull to determine if they were disloyal to the Trump administration. These records span May 2018 to January 2019, when Stull worked as a senior adviser at the Bureau of International Organization Affairs at the Department of State. 

We’ve written a lot about the Big Lie’s evolution — from fear-mongering about voter fraud to the attempts to subvert the 2020 election, to the ongoing partisan election reviews — and the network of activists who have been keeping this anti-democratic movement alive.

FOIA to the Department of State seeking acting Inspector General Stephen Akard's sent external communications containing key words concerning the removal of former Inspector General Steve Linick.

FOIA to the Department of State seeking sent emails from Inspector General Steve Linick to top agency officials regarding investigations into Sec. Mike Pompeo.

The Department of State stated that the agency is withholding five records responsive to American Oversight’s FOIA request for email communications between Mari Stull and the White House.

FOIA Request to the Department of State seeking communications between agency political appointees and White House officials regarding Jerry Falwell Jr. and Liberty University.

FOIA Request to the Department of State seeking communications between agency political appointees and Jerry Falwell Jr. and Liberty University.

We read between the lines of Yovanovitch and McKinley's testimony — here are eight takeaways and clues about documents that we're using in our ongoing investigation.