The Department of Justice stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for directives, memos, or other official documents regarding designating “Antifa” or similar groups as terrorist organizations. In May 2020, former President Donald Trump tweeted that the U.S. planned to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization despite experts saying it would be unconstitutional to do so.
The attempts to overturn the election and keep Trump in power failed, but the forces behind them are still active and have shifted their focus to imposing new voting restrictions.
What role, if any, did the former president have in the delayed response to the Capitol riot? And how did the White House and other senior government officials respond to the attack he incited?
We’re seeking records from the Departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security that could shed light on how Trump administration officials responded to the Jan. 6 riot, including the delay in National Guard deployment.
Records from the Georgia Office of the Governor in response to American Oversight's request for communications concerning a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call between Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and President Donald Trump. These records include emails spanning from December 2020 to January 2021.
This week, we obtained copies of phony electoral vote certifications and DHS records from the day of the Jan. 6 attack, and the Transportation Department released a report on former Secretary Chao’s misuse of her position.
The Trump administration had attempted to use dubious claims to withhold the information, which show multiple 2017 trips by Tom Price, Mick Mulvaney, Rick Perry, and others.
FOIA requests to multiple agencies seeking decision memoranda signed by top officials during the presidential transition period between the Trump and Biden administrations.
FOIA requests to multiple agencies seeking decision memoranda signed by top officials during the presidential transition period between the Trump and Biden administrations.
See the latest in our investigations into worker safety and health in meatpacking facilities during the coronavirus pandemic, voting restrictions in the states, and Stephen Miller’s influence over immigration policy.
