Entity: Department of Justice

DOJ Rejection of FOIA Request for Web Browsing Histories of Senior DOJ Leadership

July 31, 2017
The Department of Justice rejected American Oversight's FOIA request for web browsing histories for the Attorney General and other senior DOJ political appointees.

FOIA Request to DOJ Processing of Sessions FOIA

July 28, 2017
Records concerning the processing of American Oversight’s FOIA request regarding Attorney General Sessions’s SF-86.

FOIA Request to DOJ Records about Possibility of Removing Mueller

July 28, 2017
Records reflecting communications between the Office of the Deputy Attorney General and the White House regarding the ongoing special counsel investigation and the possibility of removal of Robert Mueller III as special counsel.

FOIA Request to DOJ Russian Interference and Appointment of Special Counsel

July 28, 2017
Records reflecting communications between the Office of the Attorney General and the White House regarding the DOJ’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and the related appointment of a special counsel.

FOIA Request to DOJ Sessions Recusal

July 28, 2017
Records reflecting communications between the Office of the Attorney General and the White House regarding Attorney General Sessions’s decision to recuse himself from any existing or future investigations of presidential campaigns.

Call for Senate Investigation of Trump Interference in US Attorney Selection Process

July 25, 2017
American Oversight submitted a letter today to Senators Grassley and Feinstein, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, calling on them to fully investigate reports that President Trump personally interviewed a candidate for the post of U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.

American Oversight Launches “Defund Trump” Investigation

July 24, 2017
American Oversight today launched Defund Trump, a campaign aimed at preventing President Trump and his family from financially profiting from government service.

FOIA Request to DOJ Sessions Visits Trump Properties

July 24, 2017
Calendar entries, records of costs or expenses, and correspondence related to any visits by Attorney General Sessions to Trump properties.

No Records Response From DOJ Regarding Acosta Records

July 24, 2017
No records response regarding Alexander Acosta's previous email communications.

FOIA Request to Multiple Agencies Guidelines Trump Properties

July 24, 2017
Guidance or emails relating to events at Trump properties or reimbursements paid to employees for expenses at Trump properties; records of the total cost of payments or reimbursements for expenses at Trump properties.