Case Number: 19-3387

State Records of Gordon Sondland Emails from May Through September 2019

June 24, 2022
Records form the Department of State in response to American Oversight's request for email communications of the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland containing key terms related to reported efforts of the president’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, to encourage the government of Ukraine to investigate President Trump’s perceived political opponents.

News Roundup: Testing, Messaging and Missed Chances

March 20, 2020
The Trump administration’s early mismanagement of the novel coronavirus outbreak has put thousands of lives in danger.

New Ukraine Documents: Gordon Sondland Emails

March 19, 2020
Last week, American Oversight received another 200-plus pages of documents from the State Department related to the Ukraine scandal.

Sondland’s Testimony Highlights State Department Obstruction

November 20, 2019
"Everyone was in the loop" — and now the public is, too.

News Roundup: Ukraine-Related Documents, Hurdles for Asylum-Seekers, and Chad Wolf’s Involvement in Family Separation

November 8, 2019
The latest on impeachment and on our investigations into the administration's immigration policies.

Complaint: American Oversight v. State — Sondland’s Ukraine Communications and Calendar Entries

November 8, 2019
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the U.S. Department of State for records of U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, including calendar entries, text messages, communications with Rudy Giuliani and his associates, and communications about efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate the president’s political opponent, Joe Biden, and members of Biden’s family.

FOIA to State Seeking Ambassador Sondland’s Text Messages Regarding Agency Business

October 8, 2019
FOIA to State seeking all of Ambassador Sondland’s text messages, including his WhatsApp messages, in light of his use of WhatsApp to communicate about matters related to Ukraine.

FOIA to State Seeking Calendars of U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland

September 25, 2019
FOIA to the Department of State seeking calendars of U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, who has reportedly assisted the president’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, in his efforts to meet Ukrainian officials to encourage an investigation of the president’s perceived political opponents.

FOIA to State Seeking Records Reflecting Efforts to Pressure Ukraine to Investigate the President’s Political Opponents

September 25, 2019
FOIA to the Department of the State seeking email communications that may relate to any untoward effort to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate one of President Trump’s political opponents, Joe Biden, in an effort to give the president an electoral advantage.

FOIA to State Seeking Communications Related to Efforts by Rudy Giuliani to Encourage Ukrainian Investigations

September 25, 2019
FOIA to the Department of State seeking email communications of the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland containing key terms related to reported efforts of the president’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, to encourage the government of Ukraine to investigate President Trump’s perceived political opponents.