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Report on Wisconsin’s 2020 Election Investigation Released

March 1, 2022
The election probe, ordered by Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and led by conservative lawyer Michael Gableman, cost taxpayers at least $676,000 over nine months.

DOJ Records Released in Response to Request for Communications with the White House Regarding 2020 Election Results

March 1, 2022
Records released by the Department of Justice in response to American Oversight’s request and litigation for communications with the White House regarding the 2020 presidential election.

USAGM Records Released in Response to Request for Communications of Chief of Staff Emily Newman

February 28, 2022
Records released by United States Agency of Global Media in response to American Oversight’s request for communications of former Chief of Staff Emily Newman from before she left the agency. Newman was listed as an attorney on a Michigan lawsuit filed on behalf of former President Donald Trump that sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state.

Records Request to Multiple Entities for Communications Between Select Legislators and Proponents of the Big Lie

February 25, 2022
Records request to multiple entities across the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives for records reflecting communications between known proponents of the Big Lie and Sen. Sonny Borrelli, former Sen. Eddie Farnsworth, or former Rep. Anthony Kern.

Records Request to Multiple Entities for Communications Between Select Legislators and Reince Priebus or the Big Lie

February 25, 2022
Records request to multiple entities across the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives for records reflecting communications between former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus or known proponents of the Big Lie and Sen. Sonny Borrelli, former Sen. Eddie Farnsworth, or former Rep. Anthony Kern.

News Roundup: Threats to Voting Rights Accelerate

February 25, 2022
Here is this week’s latest news on our investigations into threats to democracy and voting rights, as well as on the pandemic in the U.S.

News Roundup: Exploiting the Big Lie

February 18, 2022
Catch up on the latest news about threats to democracy, voting rights, and the pandemic with this week’s newsletter.

News Roundup: There’s a Memo for That

February 4, 2022
In recent weeks, we’ve seen even more clearly how much the focus of the election-overturning efforts was on the Jan. 6 Electoral College certification. Recently unearthed memos support that conclusion.

News Roundup: Cyber Ninjas CEO Sits for Deposition, Justice Department Investigating Fake Electors

January 28, 2022
The fake electoral certificates, copies of which were first uncovered by American Oversight last year, have remained a focus of efforts to unravel the full extent of the plot to subvert the 2020 election.

News Roundup: Demands for Accountability in Fake-Electors Plot

January 21, 2022
The brazen scheme to subvert the 2020 vote by having pro-Trump electors submit false electoral certificates — which American Oversight obtained through FOIA — has heightened demands for accountability.