Entity: Department of Justice

FOIA to EOIR Seeking Communications with Groups and Individuals Seeking to Restrict Immigration

November 6, 2019
FOIA request to the Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review seeking communications between top political appointees and external groups and individuals seeking to restrict immigration.

FOIA to OLC Seeking Communications with Groups and Individuals Seeking to Restrict Immigration

November 6, 2019
FOIA request to the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel seeking communications between top political appointees and external groups and individuals seeking to restrict immigration.

FOIA to NSD Seeking Communications with Groups and Individuals Seeking to Restrict Immigration

November 6, 2019
FOIA request to the Department of Justice's National Security Division seeking communications between top political appointees and external groups and individuals seeking to restrict immigration. This FOIA was submitted following reports that Attorney General Barr restricted applicable qualifications for asylum.

FOIA to CRT Seeking Communications with Groups and Individuals Seeking to Restrict Immigration

November 6, 2019
FOIA request to the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division seeking communications between top political appointees and external groups and individuals seeking to restrict immigration. This FOIA was submitted following reports that Attorney General Barr restricted applicable qualifications for asylum.

News Roundup: Impeachment Votes and Sonny Perdue’s Georgia Connections

November 1, 2019
As the impeachment inquiry gears up for its more public phase, American Oversight is continuing to look into ethics and influence issues at agencies like the Department of Agriculture.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue

DOJ Records Regarding White House Responses to Pipe Bombs

October 30, 2019
Department of Justice records in response to American Oversight's request for all final talking points prepared or sent by DOJ or the FBI from the White House, concerning the pipe bombs mailed to prominent individuals, including Democratic officials and former officials, in October 2018. The initial FOIA request from American Oversight also asked for any talking points from the White House concerning the October 27, 2018 mass shooting attack at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Communications Related to Efforts to Pressure the Ukrainian Government to Investigate the President’s Political Opponents

October 29, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking email communications that may relate to any untoward effort to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate President Trump’s political opponent, Joe Biden, in an attempt to give the president an electoral advantage.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Communications Between DOJ Counsel Brady Toensing and External Individuals Including Trump’s Personal Attorney Rudy Giuliani

October 29, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking communications between DOJ Senior Counsel Brady Toensing and external individuals including Rudy Giuliani, Victoria Toensing, Joseph diGenova, Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman, or Ukrainian officials, as well as communications about various efforts to investigate the origins of the Russia investigation and matters related to former Vice President Biden.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Brady Toensing’s Calendars, Ethics Documents, and External Communications

October 25, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking the calendars, ethics documents, and external communications of DOJ Senior Counsel Brady Toensing.

News Roundup: Corruption, Plain and Simple

October 18, 2019
Many words and phrases have swirled around the past few years to describe the Trump administration’s full range of wrongdoing. But it all comes down to one word: corruption.