Entity: White House - Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

News Roundup: Above the Law

May 3, 2019
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 USTR Seeking WhatsApp Messages Between Jared Kushner and Lighthizer

May 1, 2019
FOIA to USTR seeking WhatsApp messages between Jared Kushner and Ambassador Lighthizer.

USTR Calendar Entries of USTR Ambassador Lighthizer

April 25, 2019
U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Robert Lighthizer's calendar from January 2018-April 2019.

Records from USTR Regarding Communications with Search Terms Concerning Trade and Tariffs

April 24, 2019
Records from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in response to American Oversight's request for communications containing search terms such as "trade," "tariff," "exempt," and "war."

No Records Response from USTR Regarding Sharing Nuclear Technology with Saudi Arabia.

April 12, 2019
U.S Trade Representative stated that it had no record of sharing nuclear technology with Saudi Arabia. American Oversight asked for records with key words including "Marshall Plan," "IP3," "Barrack," and "Colonel Northstar."

No Records Response from USTR Regarding Outside Communications About Saudi Nuclear Deal

April 4, 2019
No records response from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative regarding communications between certain USTR officials and certain individuals and organizations reported to have been connected to a plan to give nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia.

USTR Records Regarding Communications with White House Officials on Tariffs

March 26, 2019
Records from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) regarding communications between USTR and White House officials such as Gary Cohn, Lawrence “Larry” Kudlow, Rob Porter, Alexander Gray, Jason Greenblatt, and Peter Navarro, concerning tariffs.

USTR Communications with Stephen Miller

March 20, 2019
U.S. Trade Representative emails with and about White House adviser Stephen Miller.

USTR Calendars for Deputy Chief of Staff Pam Marcus and White House Liaison Stewart Ackerly

March 13, 2019
U.S. Trade Representative calendars for Deputy Chief of Staff Pam Marcus and White House Liaison Stewart Ackerly. Timeframe spans June 2017 through December 2018.

Investigating the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Sell Nuclear Technology to Saudi Arabia

March 12, 2019
American Oversight has filed FOIA requests across the administration to find out more about Trump administration appointees' push to sell U.S. nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, First Lady Melania Trump, and President Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia on May 21, 2017