From his mixing of business with public service to his resistance to congressional investigations, Trump and his administration have been operating as if they are above the law.

FOIA to VA seeking WhatsApp messages between Jared Kushner and former VA Officials, including former Secretary Shulkin.

Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Finance stated that it had no records of Communications with Ballard partners. American Oversight asked for these records to shed light on the degree and nature of influence that Ballard Partners is having on the decision-making of the federal government, and particularly on the decisions and actions of this administration’s political appointees.


No records response from the Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Information and Technology regrading expenditures by political appointees during the government shutdown. American Oversight asked for for these expenditure records across multiple agencies.

Veterans' Affairs records related to travel expenditures for political appointees during the government shutdown. This response came from VA's finance department.

FOIA Request to multiple agencies lobbied by lobbying firm Ballard Partners seeking communications with Trump administration political appointees. Florida-based Ballard Partners has grown rapidly due to its connections with the Trump administration, and this request seeks to uncover Ballard's influence on the administration.

FOIA to multiple agencies seeking records of reimbursements given to appointees to expenses such as payments associated with travel, housing, the cost of government transportation, airfare, lodging, meals, per diem payments, rental vehicles, overtime payments, or any payments made via government-issued charge cards or travel from before the 35-day government shutdown.

FOIA to the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding Secretary Robert Wilkie's nomination process in light of his affiliation with Confederate groups.

FOIA to the Department of Veterans Affairs seeking Secretary Robert Wilkie's communications with Confederate groups, including

FOIA to multiple agencies seeking records of reimbursements given to appointees to expenses such as payments associated with travel, housing, the cost of government transportation, airfare, lodging, meals, per diem payments, rental vehicles, overtime payments, or any payments made via government-issued charge cards or travel during the government shutdown.