Records obtained by American Oversight show a rush to deputize local and federal law enforcement officers for the Trump Justice Department program, bolstering the argument that it was a politically motivated rebranding of an existing initiative.
The Department of Justice stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for documents regarding arrests performed by personnel deployed as part of the DOJ’s Operation Legend.
The latest in our investigations of the Trump administration's pandemic coordination with states, the deployment of federal agents to cities, and other issues.
FOIA to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeking documents regarding arrests performed by personnel deployed as part of the DOJ's Operation Legend.
