FOIA Number: DOJ-19-1193

News Roundup: Power Failures and Power Plays

February 18, 2021
Severe winter weather swept across the nation this week, wiping out power for millions. And several states unleashed a new wave of voting-restriction measures.

DOJ Email Communications Regarding Ukraine

February 10, 2021
Records from the Department of Justice reflecting meetings of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani with individuals of interest.

DOJ Communications Regarding in Response to Request for Communications About Pressuring Ukraine to Investigate the President’s Political Opponents

August 17, 2020
Department of Justice records in response to American Oversight's request for email communications that may relate to any untoward effort to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate President Trump’s political opponents. These records include heavily redacted email communications and materials concerning impeachment.

News Roundup: Transparency in Hospital Data, and Barr’s Meetings with Giuliani and Gowdy

July 17, 2020
The ongoing sidelining of science is especially harmful when it is accompanied by efforts to control public information.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel R. Betancourt Jr.)

Newly Unearthed Documents Show Multiple Meetings Between Giuliani and Barr — and Gowdy — in 2019

July 16, 2020
In the two months between Trump’s infamous “do me a favor” call and the announcement of the impeachment investigation, Barr met with both Giuliani and Gowdy.
(Photo of Giuliani by Gage Skidmore)

DOJ Withheld Records Response Regarding Giuliani’s Ukraine-Related Communications

April 20, 2020
The Department of Justice stated that it had located records responsive to American Oversight's request for records of email communications containing key terms related to Ukraine. The agency withheld the records in full.

American Oversight Sues Justice Department for Ukraine-Related Communications

November 25, 2019
We’re suing for top officials' communications — including those of Attorney General Barr — regarding Giuliani’s efforts in Ukraine.

Complaint: American Oversight v. DOJ – DOJ Officials’ Ukraine Communications

November 25, 2019
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of Justice for records of communications between DOJ officials and the president's personal lawyers, including Rudy Giuliani, as well as Ukrainian officials. The lawsuit also seeks DOJ communications about the effort to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate President Trump’s political opponents.

Release of Trump–Zelensky Call Readout Raises Questions About Justice Department Involvement

September 25, 2019
If the president or his advisers thought the released summary transcript would be another supposed “total exoneration,” they were mistaken.
(White House Photo)

FOIA to DOJ Seeking Communications Related to Efforts to Pressure Ukraine to Investigate the President’s Political Opponents

September 24, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking email communications that may relate to any untoward effort to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate one of President Trump’s political opponents, Joe Biden, in an effort to give the president an electoral advantage.