Entity: Department of Housing and Urban Development

FOIA to HUD Seeking Communications with Trump Campaign Interests

August 30, 2019
FOIA Request to U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development seeking communications from agency officials to President Trump’s reelection campaign or other interests supporting the president’s reelection.

News Roundup: Political Appointees, Lobbyists and Those In Between

August 23, 2019
This week, we sued the VA for failing to preserve emails that top VA officials sent from personal email accounts to three members of Mar-a-Lago.

FOIA to HUD for Communications with Reed and Maggie Cordish

August 23, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for communications between agency officials and members of the Cordish family and their business associates.

No Records Response from HUD Regarding Communications Between Carson Family and Other Appointees

August 23, 2019
The Department of Housing and Urban Development stated that it has no records of communications between Secretary Carson or his immediate family and several political appointees at HUD, including former Trump family employee Lynne Patton.

News Roundup: Investigating the Administration’s Response to Domestic Terrorism

August 9, 2019
American Oversight has been investigating the administration’s response to domestic terrorism and acts of violence.

Lawsuit Seeks Records of Trump Associates’ Influence on Housing Policy

August 7, 2019
We're suing in our investigation of whether real-estate developers Tom Barrack, Richard LeFrak and Steven Roth have been using their ties to the president to influence federal housing policy.
Tom Barrack at Trump's inauguration in 2017

Complaint: American Oversight v. HUD and FHFA – Outside Influence on Federal Housing Policy

August 7, 2019
American Oversight’s lawsuit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Finance Agency for records reflecting communications with Tom Barrack, Richard LeFrak, and Steven Roth — New York real estate developers and known associates of the Trump family. American Oversight sought these records to determine if Barrack, LeFrak, and Roth have been using their ties to President Donald Trump to influence federal housing policy.

FOIA to HUD Seeking Communications with the Office of the Vice President

August 7, 2019
FOIA to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development seeking all communications between certain high-level agency officials and certain senior officials in Vice President Mike Pence’s office.

HUD Records Regarding the Sale of the Federally Subsidized Housing Development Starrett City

August 6, 2019
Housing and Urban Development Records regarding the sale of Starrett City, America’s largest federally subsidized housing development. Trump owned a 4 percent stake in the Brooklyn complex at the time of its sale and reportedly made approximately $20 million from the deal. These records contain a transcript of a House Financial Services Committee hearing with HUD Secretary Ben Carson, some General Deputy Assistant Secretary weekly reports, and news clippings.

FOIA to HUD Seeking Communications with Several External Organizations

August 2, 2019
FOIA to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requesting communications between high-level agency officials and representatives of several external organizations to shed light on a housing policy proposed by HUD Secretary Ben Carson.