Update: The Office of Special Counsel has opened a case file in response to American Oversight's call for an investigation into Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's potential Hatch Act violations. American Oversight wrote to multiple federal offices requesting investigations of Whitaker.

American Oversight today sued six federal agencies to uncover the extent of Jared Kushner's use of personal email for official governmental business. The suit comes the same week as news broke that his wife, Ivanka Trump, used personal email to conduct White House business on hundreds of occasions in 2017 — which White House officials only discovered when a May 2017 lawsuit filed by American Oversight sparked an internal review. 

American Oversight's lawsuit against the Department of Defense, Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the State Department, and the Department of the Treasury to uncover the extent of Jared Kushner’s personal email use. American Oversight’s suit follows a Washington Post report detailing Ivanka Trump’s use of personal email to conduct government business on hundreds of occasions in 2017.

FOIA to DOJ regarding Ivanka Trump's use of personal email seeking communications between DOJ and the White House regarding the complaint filed in American Oversight v. U.S. Department of Commerce and the production schedule.

FOIA to DOJ seeking communications with the agency, the White House, and Ivanka Trump's law firms regarding Ivanka Trump and her use of personal email.

FOIA to DOJ regarding Ivanka Trump's use of personal email seeking communications between DOJ and the White House regarding the agency's reaction to the complaint filed in American Oversight v. U.S. Department of Commerce.

On Tuesday, American Oversight obtained and posted Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker’s financial disclosure forms after we demanded the release of the forms last week.

Department of Justice's Criminal Division stated that, although it had 47 pages of responsive records, the agency was withholding all documents in full under specific FOIA exemptions. American Oversight is representing a number of Senators in litigation stemming from FOIA requests they filed seeking information about Brett Kavanaugh. American Oversight is representing a number of Senators in litigation stemming from FOIA requests for more information about Brett Kavanaugh.

FOIA to DOJ seeking emails discussing the processing, review, and timing of release of Matthew Whitaker's financial disclosures.

FOIA to DOJ seeking any requests for extension for acting AG Whitaker to file his financial disclosure reports, records to grant an extension, inform him the reports are overdue, and any fines he may have received as a result.