FOIA to multiple federal law enforcement agencies seeking assessments or reports on the risk of coronavirus posed by the use of tear gas or other chemical irritants, crowd control techniques, and mass arrests and detention.

FOIA to multiple federal law enforcement agencies seeking interagency Memorandum of Understanding agreements on data sharing regarding protests.

FOIA to multiple federal law enforcement agencies seeking databases or other documents used to track or surveil protesters and guidance or directives regarding the surveillance of protesters.

The irony of protests against police brutality being met with violent escalation by law enforcement is perhaps matched only by the authoritarianism of the president and attorney general. 

FOIA to the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Army, and the U.S. National Guard seeking records regarding the decision to employ low-flying helicopters, including one bearing Red Cross markings, to intimidate and disperse peaceful protesters in downtown Washington, D.C.

American Oversight is investigating the disturbing and authoritarian action against civilians lawfully gathered in a public place.

FOIA to National Park Service, Secret Service, National Guard, and Department of Defense seeking records reflecting the order or directive to use force on protesters gathered in Lafayette Park in advance of the president’s photo-op in front of St. John’s Church.