FOIA Number: TREAS-17-0574

New FOIAs Seek Answers on Tax Reform, Hurricane Relief, and Trump Appointees

December 11, 2017
Over the last few weeks, we’ve filed a series of FOIA requests looking into the conflicts of interest that keep cropping up in the Trump administration, targeting recent events in the news cycle like tax reform, questionable appointees, and hurricane relief efforts.

FOIA to Treasury Office of Secretary and Office of Legislative Affairs Regarding Tax Reform Analysis

November 30, 2017
FOIA to Treasury regarding recent reports indicate that Treasury has not conducted any analysis to support claims that the economic benefit of tax reform will outweigh the costs of the cuts themselves. Seeking guidance from the Office of Secretary and Office of Legislative Affairs regarding any reports or analysis of the economic impact of tax reform legislation that were given to outside entities, including the White House Council of Economic Advisers.

New FOIAs Seek Treasury Department’s Secret Tax Bill Analyisis

November 30, 2017
American Oversight filed a set of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests on Thursday evening to force the Treasury Department to turn over records related to a purported "analysis" of the tax proposal currently being considered in Congress.