It shouldn’t be surprising that the president, who downplayed the crisis until just a few weeks ago, is once again avoiding taking responsibility.

FOIA request to the Department of Justice for training materials related to a series of religious freedom laws trainings that took place at the department during in March 2020.

FOIA request to the Department of Justice seeking communications containing key works related to the issue of abortion. In February 2020, FBI Director Christopher Wray stated before the House Judiciary Committee that “abortion violent extremism” is now included in the agency’s categorization of terrorism efforts.

FOIA to DOJ seeking email communications between U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu and the White House in light of reports of White House politicization of investigations.

Email correspondence from February 2017 to October 2019 between John Gore, former principal deputy assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and Republican Party official Chris Cleveland, and between Gore and Tom Wheeler, who led the Civil Rights Division at the time. 

During ordinary times, government transparency maintains a functioning democracy. But during the coronavirus outbreak, it can also save lives.

The Department of Justice stated that it did not have any records responsive to American Oversight's request for final recusal guidance provided to Attorney General Barr concerning matters related to Ukraine that are the subject of Congress’s impeachment inquiry.

FOIA to multiple agencies regarding restriction of federal employee unions following Trump’s memo authorizing the Secretary of Defense to exclude Department of Defense employees from union representation.

FOIA to the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) seeking communications of a resigned immigration judge.

The Trump administration’s early mismanagement of the novel coronavirus outbreak has put thousands of lives in danger.