Entity: White House

What Congressional Subpoena Power Means for Oversight

April 3, 2019
Three months after they took control of the House, new committee chairs are finally exercising their subpoena power.

Complaint: American Oversight v. DHS, DOJ, HHS, and State – Stephen Miller Communications

March 20, 2019
American Oversight sued DHS, DOJ, HHS, and State for senior adviser Stephen Miller’s communications to shed light on his influence across the federal government.

Court Orders Trump Administration to Turn Over More Voter-Fraud Commission Records

January 28, 2019
A federal court ordered the now-disbanded voter-fraud commission to turn over additional documents to Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap by the end of February.

White House Memo Appointing Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General on November 8, 2018.

January 28, 2019
White House Memo appointing Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General on November 8, 2018.

Order: Dunlap v. PACEI – Release of Additional Documents

January 28, 2019
Order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia instructing the Trump administration to release additional documents from the Presidential Advisory Committee on Election Integrity (PACEI) to Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap, who served on the commission before it was disbanded in January 2018.

DOJ Records Related to Brett Kavanaugh’s Work in the Bush White House

September 17, 2018
Records released by the Department of Justice in response to litigation from watchdog group Fix the Court, represented by American Oversight, relating to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's work as a White House aide in the George W. Bush administration. The records include correspondence between Kavanaugh and officials at the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel.

Commission Records Show No Evidence of Widespread Voter Fraud

August 3, 2018
Secretary Dunlap released his preliminary review of those records, revealing that the PACEI had uncovered no evidence of widespread voter fraud, directly contrary to statements by the White House and PACEI Vice Chair Kris Kobach.

PACEI Records Released to Maine Secretary of State Dunlap

August 3, 2018
Files from the now-disbanded Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (PACEI) released to Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap in response to his litigation seeking access to the records. On July 18, 2018, the PACEI released over 8,000 pages of records to Dunlap.

Court Orders Voter Fraud Commission to Release Records to Secretary Dunlap by July 18

June 27, 2018
A federal judge ruled in favor of Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap today and ordered President Trump's now-disbanded voter fraud commission to turn over documents to Dunlap by July 18, 2018. American Oversight represented Dunlap, who served on the commission, in his lawsuit seeking access to information about the commission's work.

Opinion: Dunlap v. PACEI

June 27, 2018
Opinion in Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap's lawsuit against PACEI ordering the now-defunct voter fraud commission to turn over the records he was denied when serving on the commission.