Entity: DOJ - Federal Bureau of Investigation

News Roundup: Political Appointees, Lobbyists and Those In Between

August 23, 2019
This week, we sued the VA for failing to preserve emails that top VA officials sent from personal email accounts to three members of Mar-a-Lago.

FOIA to FBI Requesting Data about Domestic Terrorism

August 22, 2019
FOIA to FBI requesting records reflecting data about people killed or injured by domestic terrorism since 2009.

FOIA to FBI Requesting Evidence Underlying Congressional Testimony About Domestic Terrorism and White Supremacy

August 22, 2019
FOIA to FBI requesting records sufficient to identify the data or evidence underlying officials’ assertions during and following congressional testimony regarding the number of domestic terrorism arrests and investigations associated with white supremacy.

No Records Response from DOJ Regarding White House Communications About Peter Strzok

August 22, 2019
The FBI stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for communications involving anyone in the White House Office regarding former Deputy Assistant Director of FBI's Counterintelligence Division, Peter Strzok.

Rejection from FBI Regarding Communications with the White House Counsel’s Office

August 20, 2019
The Federal Bureau of Investigation rejected our request for records of communications between political appointees and individuals in the White House Counsel's office.

News Roundup: Investigating the Administration’s Response to Domestic Terrorism

August 9, 2019
American Oversight has been investigating the administration’s response to domestic terrorism and acts of violence.

FOIA to FBI Seeking Communications with White House Officials Regarding Congressional Oversight

July 19, 2019
FOIA to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for communications with White House officials regarding congressional oversight of the executive branch.

Glomar Response from FBI Regarding Russia Hacking of Florida Government in 2016

July 8, 2019
The Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigations responded to American Oversight's request for records on Florida county governments hacked by Russia in 2016 with a "Glomar," meaning that the agency refuses to confirm or deny the existence of such records.

Celebrating Government Transparency This Fourth of July

July 4, 2019
As Trump attempts to turn what has traditionally been a nonpartisan celebration into a party for donors, we're celebrating the power that an informed public can have in a democracy.

News Roundup: Setbacks for Freedom of Information

June 28, 2019
Supreme Court decisions, limits on FOIA, and Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's D.C. landlord.
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