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.

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.

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.

Department of State calendars for Senior Adviser Mari Stull, including entries from April 2018-February 2019.

As Sunshine Week ends, examples of the Trump administration’s attempts to avoid accountability and to prevent government documents from seeing the light of day continue to pile up.

American Oversight today sued the Department of State to uncover evidence of alleged political retaliation. This is the watchdog’s fourth suit in its Parallel Investigations Initiative, which aims to amplify congressional oversight by targeting records that will likely also be sought in committee investigations after the House of Representatives changes hands.

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of State to uncover evidence of alleged political retaliation against career holdovers and those perceived to be disloyal to President Trump.

FOIA to State seeking 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's communications containing search terms related to career holdovers.