Topic: National Security & Foreign Policy

FOIA to State Seeking Communications Between U.S. Embassy and Danish Atlantic Council Regarding NATO Conference Keynote Speaker

February 6, 2020
FOIA to the Department of State seeking email communications between the U.S. Embassy and the event co-host, the Danish Atlantic Council, regarding the exclusion of a keynote speaker critical of President Trump.

FOIA to State Regarding U.S. Ambassador’s Decision to Block Keynote Speaker from NATO Conference

February 6, 2020
FOIA to the Department of State seeking email communications from Carla Sands, U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, regarding the exclusion of a keynote speaker critical of President Trump from an event co-hosted by the U.S. Embassy.

The Investigation Continues: New Lawsuit Seeks Pence Ukraine Records

February 6, 2020
There are stones left unturned and questions that need answering.

Complaint: American Oversight v. State – Vice President Pence’s Ukraine Communications

February 6, 2020
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of State seeking records relating to Vice President Pence’s communications with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as records from his August/September 2019 trip to Europe. This lawsuit also seeks records of communications between the Office of the Vice President and top State officials related to the effort to pressure Ukraine to open a politically motivated investigation.

Statement on Senate Impeachment Vote: Oversight Must and Will Continue

February 5, 2020
Congress and the public have a long list of open questions that deserve to be answered.
Trump at the Capitol in March 2019 (White House Photo)

Energy Department Releases New Batch of Ukraine Documents

February 4, 2020
As the Senate prepares to vote on Trump's acquittal, the Department of Energy releases a new set of Ukraine-related records to American Oversight.

DOE Records of Senior Officials’ Ukraine-Related Communications

February 4, 2020
Records from the Department of Energy (DOE) in response to American Oversight’s request for email communications that may relate to any untoward effort to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate one of President Trump’s political opponents. American Oversight also requested communications between Secretary Perry or high-ranking DOE officials with specific external individuals and entities, including Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bleyzer.

News Roundup: Hear No Evil, See No Evil

January 31, 2020
The White House’s stonewall is crumbling, the truth will come out, and votes to prematurely end the Senate’s impeachment trial will look increasingly worse.

Lifted Redactions Reveal August 2019 Esper Communications About Zelensky, Ukraine Assistance

January 31, 2020
Even as the Senate majority signaled its intentions not to bring in additional witnesses or documents in the impeachment trial, new information continues to emerge.

Energy Department Releases Ukraine Documents to American Oversight

January 28, 2020
The Department of Energy released 139 pages of records in response to American Oversight’s FOIA lawsuit seeking documents regarding the Trump administration’s Ukraine pressure campaign.