Entity: Department of Justice

FBI Records Call Into Question Sessions’ Claims About Security Clearance Instructions

December 7, 2017
Email released by the FBI in response to a FOIA lawsuit brought by People for the American Way seeking any advice that the FBI may have given to Attorney General Sessions regarding how to complete his SF-86 security clearance application. In the email, the FBI agent who assisted with Sessions’ clearance states that they do not recall advising Sessions to omit his Russian contacts from the form.

No Records Response Regarding AG Eric Dreiband

November 30, 2017
No records response from DOJ's Civil Division in response to our FOIA request for records discussing Assistant AG nominee Eric Dreiband's potential ethics conflicts and communications regarding his participation in settlement negotiations with DOJ during the nomination process.

No Records Response From DOJ Regarding Eminent Domain and the Wall

November 29, 2017
No records response from DOJ's District of New Mexico USAO in response to our FOIA request for records related to eminent domain and the wall.

FOIA to DOJ for Updated Political Appointee Resumes and Job Titles

November 28, 2017
Updated FOIA request to DOJ seeking resumes and job titles for political appointees hired by President Trump after March 8, 2017. This FOIA updates a previous request submitted by American Oversight seeking this information.

Exempt Response From FBI Regading Gun Violence

November 28, 2017
American Oversight received a (b)(7)(a) (law enforcement) response from DOJ-FBI to our FOIA for comms with California, Nevada, and Texas regarding the recent mass shootings and potential firearm regulation changes.

FOIA to DOJ Regarding OLC Opinion on CFPB Director Appointment

November 27, 2017
FOIA to DOJ seeking the opinion cover sheet reflecting attorney sign-off and views on publication for the OLC Memorandum regarding the appointment of an acting director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

FOIA Seeking White House Communications Related to Uranium One

November 22, 2017
FOIA seeking communications regarding the lifting of a gag order on an informant in a federal investigation of the acquisition of Uranium One by Rosatom, the Russian nuclear energy agency.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Emails Related to Uranium One

November 22, 2017
All emails sent or received by any employee in the Office of the Attorney General containing the term “Uranium One.”

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Records of FOIA Requests Received Regarding Bob Goodlatte’s Letter

November 22, 2017
All FOIA requests received by the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General related to either of Congressman Robert Goodlatte’s letters of July 27, 2017, and September 26, 2017, attached for your convenience, or the November 13 response signed by Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd, also attached, and any records provided in response to those requests.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Communications Related to Goodlatte’s Letter

November 22, 2017
FOIA to DOJ seeking communications regarding any issues discussed in or related to either of Congressman Robert Goodlatte’s letters of July 27, 2017, and September 26, 2017 or the November 13 response signed by Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd.