Entity: Department of Justice

No Records Response from DOJ Regarding Legal Analyses of Treasury’s Terms on USPS Loans

September 18, 2020
The Department of Justice stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request forrecords reflecting analyses or agreements regarding Treasury’s loan to the Postal Service.

No Records Response from DOJ OIP Regarding Assessments of Outside Entities Exploiting Racial Justice Protests

September 17, 2020
The Department of Justice's Office of Information policy stated that it had no records in response to American Oversight's request for records regarding assessments of outside entities exploiting racial justice protests.

No Records Response from EOIR Regarding Decision Memos of Immigration Judge Tracy Short

September 16, 2020
The Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for the decision memoranda or directives signed by Chief Immigration Judge Tracy Short.

Investigations Update: DeJoy’s Calendars, Barr’s False Voting Fraud Story, and Delays in Prescription Deliveries

September 15, 2020
See the latest in our investigations into the postmaster general’s calendars, the administration’s alarmist claims about voter fraud, and the decision to put a Trump-signed letter in food aid boxes.

FOIA to BOP Seeking Risk Assessments Regarding Placing Federal Prisoners in Home Confinement

September 15, 2020
FOIA request to the Bureau of Prisons seeking risk assessments regarding federal prisoners being placed in home confinement due to the Coronavirus.

No Records Response from DOJ Regarding NDA Signed by Counselor to Attorney General Gene Hamilton

September 14, 2020
The Department of Justice stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for a copy of the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) from the presidential transition signed by Counselor to the Attorney General Gene Hamilton.

DOJ Documents Bearing Handwritten Annotations by the President

September 11, 2020
Records from the Department of Justice in response to American Oversight's request for agency documents with handwritten annotations by President Trump.

Withheld Records Response from DOJ Regarding Communications with Attorney John Durham

September 10, 2020
The Department of Justice stated that it is withholding records responsive to American Oversight's request for records reflecting communications between the Offices of the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General and U.S. Attorney John Durham or his first assistant. 

In the Documents: The Trump Administration’s History of Anti-Immigrant PR Efforts

September 10, 2020
The Border Patrol’s recent video showing a migrant attacking a man after escaping authorities is just the latest in the efforts by the administration to tie illegal immigration to crime.

No Records Response from DOJ Regarding Whitaker’s Communications About Fact and Ethics Concerns

September 10, 2020
The Department of Justice stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for communications between Acting AG Whitaker and the Departmental Ethics Office regarding the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) or any donors to FACT, including any ethics or recusal concerns arising from his previous employment at FACT.