Records from the Department of Justice in response to American Oversight's request for Attorney General William Barr's order directing U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate sensitive issues related to investigations of the president and the Trump campaign. These records contain a letter signed by Barr appointing Durham as Special Attorney to the Attorney General in order to conduct a review into "certain activities involving the campaigns in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and certain related matters." The letter is dated February 6, 2020.

The Department of Justice stated that it is withholding records responsive to American Oversight's request for guidance and directives provided to U.S. Attorney John Durham in connection with his investigation of sensitive issues related to investigations of the president and the Trump campaign.

The Department of Justice's Office of Information Policy stated that it had no records relating to American Oversight's request for the Attorney General's order directing U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate sensitive issues related to investigations of the president and the 2016 Trump campaign.

The pressure on the president and his administration has been even further intensified thanks to the release of damaging text messages sent by government officials.

Efforts to get Ukraine to investigate the president's perceived rivals have been known for months. We want to know how many were involved.

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for records of directives and guidance from U.S. Attorney General William Barr to U.S. Attorney John Durham regarding DOJ's inquiry into the origins of the Russia investigation. This investigation was ordered by DOJ following repeated demands from President Trump and his allies in Congress, and has raised serious concerns about the misuse of federal law enforcement for political purposes. American Oversight initially sought these records to shed light on the scope of Durham’s investigation.

New lawsuits seek documents from the Huber and Durham inquiries into two of President Trump's political targets.

FOIA to DOJ seeking records sufficient to identify the authority under which the Attorney General has directed US Attorney John Durham to investigate sensitive issues related to investigations of the president and the Trump campaign.

FOIA to DOJ seeking records guidance and directives provided to US Attorney John Durham in connection with his investigation of sensitive issues related to investigations of the president and the Trump campaign.

FOIA to DOJ seeking the Attorney General's order directing U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate sensitive issues related to investigations of the president and the Trump campaign.