Entity: Department of Justice

Records Shed Light on Justice Department’s Handling of Roger Stone and Michael Flynn Cases

December 14, 2020
American Oversight obtained documents showing the DOJ sought to avoid Barr facing questions about Stone’s and Flynn’s cases, as well as contact between senior agency officials and conservative lawyer Sidney Powell, who represents Flynn.

DOJ DACA Communications with States Regarding Challenges to DACA

December 11, 2020
Emails between DOJ officials and state government officials related to the DOJ decision not to defend the DACA program in court. DOJ in response to two FOIA requests in our DACA investigation. American Oversight also received records from the Office of Solicitor General in response to our FOIA request seeking communications regarding lawsuits by state government entities to challenge DACA.

Letter to DOJ Concerning CDC Compliance with Records Preservation Law and Lawsuit on FOIA Request Violations

December 11, 2020
American Oversight letter to Department of Justice counsel representing the Centers for Disease Control in connection with a lawsuit filed May 15, 2020, against the CDC to compel compliance with Freedom of Information Act requests. The letter requests CDC to take prompt action to ensure that records that may be responsive to American Oversight’s FOIA requests are preserved, in light of reports that CDC Director Robert Redfield instructed staff to delete a politically sensitive email.

BOP Memos Concerning Home Confinement for Federal Prisoners During Covid-19 Pandemic

December 10, 2020
Records from the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons in response to American Oversight's request for risk assessments regarding federal prisoners being placed in home confinement due to the coronavirus pandemic. These records include related memos.

Documents Provide New Details Regarding Trump’s Irregular Pardon of Scooter Libby in 2018

December 9, 2020
New records obtained by American Oversight show some of the aftermath of Libby’s pardon among DOJ officials in the Pardon Attorney’s office, which had been left out of the process.

DOJ Response Withholding Records of Communications with Congress or White House Regarding Durham Investigation

December 9, 2020
The Justice Department said it was withholding five pages of records responsive to American Oversight's request for communications with the White House or Congress about John Durham's investigation.

DOJ Records Released in Response to Request for Communications Regarding Cost of Family Separation from 2018

December 9, 2020
Records released by the Department of Justice in response to American Oversight’s request for communications on the availability or unavailability of funds, any evaluation, assessment, or analysis of currently available appropriations that could be used to fund implementation of the family separation policy, and constraints on planning for funding of the family separation policy.

EOIR Records Regarding Family Separation from May 2018

December 9, 2020
Executive Office for Immigration Review records in response to American Oversight's request for communications regarding the cost of the family separation policy.

Investigations Update: Preservation of White House Communications, Federally Deputized Portland Police, Trump Aide Banned from DOJ

December 8, 2020
See the latest in our investigations into the Trump administration’s compliance with document preservation laws, law enforcement’s response to social unrest, and Covid-19 precautions at the state level.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Heidi Stirrup’s External Communications and Calendars

December 7, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Justice seeking external communications and calendars of White House Liaison Heidi Stirrup.