Topic: National Security & Foreign Policy

State Department Releases Ukraine Documents to American Oversight

November 22, 2019
Documents show links between Pompeo, Giuliani, Oval Office

News Roundup: Fiona Hill’s Warnings, Nikki Haley’s Emails, and Matt Bevin’s Stay at Trump’s Hotel

November 22, 2019
As we wait for the State Department to produce documents in our lawsuit for Ukraine-related records (Friday is their deadline), plenty has happened on Capitol Hill.
(Photo: Brookings Institution)

FOIA to DOE Seeking Records Relating to Meetings Between Secretary Perry and Ukrainian Energy Interests

November 22, 2019
FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Energy seeking records relating to Secretary Perry’s meetings with members of the Ukrainian energy sector.

FOIA to DOE Seeking Records Relating to Secretary Perry’s List of Trusted People Given to President Zelensky

November 22, 2019
FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Energy seeking materials passed between Secretary Perry and Ukrainian President Zelensky as referenced in David Holmes’s testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives.

FOIA to DOD Seeking Correspondence Regarding the Withholding of Aid from Ukraine

November 22, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Defense seeking select correspondence regarding the withholding of security aid from Ukraine. American Oversight seeks these records to shed light on whether and to what extent the political interests of the president have influenced the administration's policies and actions in Ukraine.

FOIA to DOD Seeking Email Communications Regarding the Withholding of Aid from Ukraine

November 22, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Defense seeking select emails regarding the withholding of security aid from Ukraine. American Oversight seeks these records to shed light on whether and to what extent the political interests of the president have influenced the administration's policies and actions in Ukraine.

Nikki Haley Sent Classified Emails on an Unclassified Email System

November 21, 2019
Documents obtained by American Oversight suggest that Haley used her less-secure, unclassified email for communications about a 2017 North Korean missile launch because she had forgotten the password for her classified email system.

The Trump Administration’s Questionable Email Practices

November 21, 2019
From Nikki Haley’s use of a non-classified email system for classified communications to the extensive use of personal email accounts for official business on the part of White House Senior Adviser Ivanka Trump, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and former VA Secretary David Shulkin, the Trump administration supplied numerous examples of officials who seemed to have forgotten that the rules apply to them, too.

Sondland’s Testimony Highlights State Department Obstruction

November 20, 2019
"Everyone was in the loop" — and now the public is, too.

FOIA to Commerce Seeking Emails Concerning Any Effort to Pressure China or Ukraine to Investigate the President’s Political Rivals

November 20, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Commerce seeking emails with key terms concerning any effort to pressure or encourage China or Ukraine to investigate the president’s political rivals.