American Oversight obtained email communications from the Department of Housing and Urban Development discussing FOIA requests with former Trump aide turned HUD senior official Lynne Patton, in which Patton stated that American Oversight needs to "get a life."

HUD records, including internal and congressional emails, about the processing of Freedom of Information Act requests at the agency.

Documents obtained by American Oversight show that Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officials circumvented standard Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) policies to deal with politically-sensitive requests related to the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and complained about inquiries from members of Congress.

The documents we obtained revealed how Ben Carson Jr. used his special access to play matchmaker between his business contacts in the city and his powerful father.

Is Secretary Ben Carson using his position at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide special access to his own son and a relative of President Trump? American Oversight is going to court to get answers.

FOIA to HUD seeking records related to the Freedom of Information Act and the processing of information requests.