FOIA Number: DOJ-18-0519

The Administration’s Attempts to Stonewall Investigations of Trump FBI Headquarters Interference Stumble in Court

April 21, 2020
Two recent federal court rulings found that agencies had conducted inadequate searches for documents American Oversight requested related to the president's influence over a multibillion-dollar project.

Opinion: American Oversight v. GSA, OMB, DOJ and FBI – FBI Headquarters Consolidation Project

April 20, 2020
Opinion issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ruling that agencies had conducted inadequate searches for records requested by American Oversight.

DOJ Records Regarding White House Meeting About FBI Headquarters Consolidation Project

September 3, 2019
Records from the Department of Justice's Office of the Deputy Attorney General regarding White House meetings related to the FBI Headquarters consolidation project.

FBI Headquarters Investigation: Agencies Refusing to Search for Records of Trump Interference to Protect Hotel

March 4, 2019
Three federal agencies appear to be stonewalling our investigation into whether Trump canceled a multibillion-dollar FBI relocation project in order to benefit his D.C. hotel.

Complaint: American Oversight v. DOJ, FBI, OMB, and GSA – White House Meetings Regarding FBI Headquarters

October 23, 2018
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against DOJ, FBI, OMB, and GSA seeking records of White House meetings regarding the FBI Headquarters Consolidation Project.

FOIA to DOJ Seeking June Meeting Notes Regarding the FBI Headquarters Consolidation Project

August 30, 2018
FOIA to DOJ seeking all meeting notes, agendas, informational material, readouts, and follow-up conversation notes related to the FBI Headquarters Consolidation Project from any White House meetings that may have addressed the topic and that took place on or about June 15, 2018, with GSA Administrator Emily Murphy, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, FBI Director Christopher Wray, OMB Deputy Director Russ Vought, White House Counsel Don McGahn, White House Director of Legislative Affairs and Assistant to the President Marc Short, and/or President Donald Trump in attendance.