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VA Records of Secretary Shulkin’s Personal Emails Concerning Agency Business

July 9, 2020
Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs reflecting personal email use for official agency business and communications. 

Investigations Update: Mike Pompeo’s Abuses of Office, Trump’s Loyalty Purges, and Caring for Uninsured Covid-19 Patients

July 8, 2020
From voting rights to the pandemic, here's a look at our new investigations from the past week.
Mike and Susan Pompeo in January 2019

No Records Response from VA Regarding Secretary Wilkie’s Personal Communications Concerning Agency Business

July 7, 2020
The Department of Veterans Affairs stated it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for all electronic messages from personal devices for Secretary Robert Wilkie concerning government business after American Oversight obtained records showing that Wilkie used his personal accounts for official communications.

Investigations Update: Family Separation, Unmarked Law Enforcement, and Trump’s Campaign Rallies

June 30, 2020
Here’s a look at the investigations our team has been pursuing through public records requests and Freedom of Information Act litigation in the last week.

FOIA to NCUA Seeking Expenses and Reimbursement Records

June 30, 2020
FOIA to National Credit Union Administration seeking records concerning expenses and reimbursements.

New Lawsuit for Records Related to Firing of State Department Inspector General

June 26, 2020
American Oversight is suing for records that can shed light on the multiple scandals that have dogged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo since early in his tenure.

American Oversight’s Investigations into Trump’s Foreign Policy, and Five Key Takeaways from John Bolton’s Book

June 26, 2020
John Bolton's new book has brought renewed attention to a number of President Trump's corrupt foreign policy actions. Here's what we're still investigating.
(Photo: Gage Skidmore)

CFPB Email Communications for Mick Mulvaney

June 25, 2020
Records from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in response to American Oversight's request for Mick Mulvaney's email communications from any non-government email addresses, as well as any emails he forwarded to his government address. American Oversight sought these records to see if agency heads are complying with the Presidential Records Act.

FOIA to SEC for Emails of High-Ranking Officials Regarding a Federal Probe into Senators Loeffler and Inhofe

June 24, 2020
FOIA request to the Securities and Exchange Commission for the email communications of specific, high-ranking officials regarding a now-closed federal probe into Senators Kelly Loeffler and Jim Inhofe.

News Roundup: The Administration’s Failure to Confront Two National Crises

June 19, 2020
The Trump administration's responses to the deadly coronavirus pandemic and to nationwide protests against systemic racism in law enforcement have been both harmful and insufficient.