Entity: Department of Justice

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Communications with Maria Butina, Paul Erickson, and Alexander Torshin

June 21, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Justice seeking communications between specified political appointees and Russian operatives Maria Butina and Alexander Torshin, as well as with political operative Paul Erickson.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Communications With Congress and the White House Regarding Investigations into the President

June 21, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Justice seeking records reflecting communications between DOJ and Congress and the White House regarding the investigation Attorney General Barr has asked U.S. Attorney John Durham to conduct into the origins of the investigations into president and his campaign.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking the Legal Analysis Attorney General Barr Has Relied on in Disagreeing with the Mueller Report

June 20, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Justice seeking the written legal analysis that Attorney General Barr has relied on in determining that the president did not obstruct justice and that the Special Counsel’s report did not reflect the DOJ’s views or the correct law. Attorney General Barr has repeatedly stated that the Special Counsel’s report applied an incorrect legal analysis, but the Attorney General as not explained the analysis on which he has relied in any detail.

No Records Response from FBI Regarding Communications Between General Counsel Political Appointees and the White House

June 20, 2019
The FBI General Counsel's Office stated it had no records of email communications between its political appointees and any individual employed by the White House from September 1, 2018 to June 17, 2019.

No Records Response from FBI Regarding Communications Between Congressional Affairs Political Appointees and the White House

June 20, 2019
The FBI Office of Congressional Affairs stated it had no records of email communications between its political appointees and any individual employed by the White House from September 1, 2018 to June 17, 2019.

News Roundup: The Trump Administration and the Hatch Act

June 14, 2019
Like many norms in the Trump era, the prohibition on federal employees engaging in political activity while at work has been routinely tested by this administration.
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Legal Analysis Used By Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to Withhold Tax Return Information from Congress

June 13, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Justice seeking records reflecting the legal analysis used by Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to refuse producing tax return information requested by Congress.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Email Communications Related to Treasury’s Production of Tax Return Information Requested by Congress

June 13, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Justice seeking all email communications regarding issues related to whether the Department of Treasury is required to produce tax return information requested by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means.

FOIA to FBI Seeking Communications Between the Agency and the White House Regarding Congressional Oversight

June 11, 2019
FOIA to FBI seeking communications between the agency and the White House regarding congressional oversight in light of the administration's unprecedented efforts to resist oversight.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Communications Between Agency Lawyers and the White House Regarding Congressional Oversight

June 11, 2019
FOIA to DOJ seeking communications between agency lawyers and the White House in light of the administration's unprecedented efforts to resist congressional oversight.