Publish Date: October 1, 2019
We’re Suing the State Department for Giuliani-Ukraine Documents
En Español
American Oversight today sued the State Department for documents related to the efforts by the president’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani — who was subpoenaed Monday by three congressional committees — to pressure Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 election.
Our investigation into Giuliani’s attempts to have a foreign country investigate one of President Donald Trump’s potential 2020 opponents began after Giuliani announced his plans to visit Ukraine back in May, when we filed Freedom of Information Act requests for State Department communications about the efforts. We also requested records about the May recall of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch.
The government’s failure to provide the documents even after our September expedition request prompted today’s lawsuit, which also seeks communications with or about Victoria Toensing and Joseph diGenova, two other personal lawyers who helped Giuliani with the Ukraine plan.
Despite near-daily revelations of the extent of Trump’s personal involvement, it is not yet known how many other Trump administration officials took part in the effort and whether it went beyond Trump’s decision to withhold congressionally approved military aid for Ukraine. The White House–released readout of Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky shows the president not only mentioning Giuliani, but also Attorney General William Barr, who was reported on Monday to have asked British and Italian officials to help U.S. Attorney John Durham in his investigation of intelligence agencies’ 2016 election interference investigation.
American Oversight is also investigating the Justice Department’s — specifically Durham’s — participation in the Ukraine pressure campaign. The Washington Post reported on Monday that Durham had traveled with Barr to Italy last week, and the intelligence community whistleblower complaint that sparked the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry noted that Giuliani had told Fox News on August 8 that Durham was “spending a lot of time in Europe” and was “investigating Ukraine.” In August, we filed two lawsuits for all directives or guidance given to Durham, as well as any communications Durham had with Barr or the White House.
“This wasn’t just one phone call or Rudy Giuliani acting on his own,” said Austin Evers, American Oversight’s executive director. “This was a months-long, coordinated effort across multiple federal departments that hijacked American foreign policy to benefit Trump’s campaign, and the public needs to know who else was involved.
“We need a full accounting of what government resources were used as muscle behind the president’s efforts to abuse his power for his own personal and partisan interests at the expense of our national security.”
American Oversight’s lawsuit hopes to shed light on key unanswered questions:
Are there other transcripts or accounts of Trump’s July 25 phone call with Zelensky?
According to the whistleblower complaint, State Department official T. Ulrich Brechbuhl listened to that phone call. Our lawsuit seeks copies of records reflecting any of Brechbuhl’s communications about Giuliani’s plans — which would include any communications regarding Trump’s call.
How involved were Pompeo or other senior State Department officials?
Giuliani has boasted on television that he was “operating at the request of the State Department.” It is almost inconceivable that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his staff would have been unaware of or uninvolved in an effort that was such a high priority for the president. We’re looking for related communications from Pompeo as well as Deputy Secretary John Sullivan, Brechbuhl, Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook, and others.
Why was Yovanovitch recalled and was that decision directly related to the effort to pressure Ukraine?
In the call memorandum released by the White House last week, Trump referred to former Ambassador Yovanovitch as “bad news” immediately before asking Zelensky to “look into” Biden and Biden’s son. The lawsuit also involves Pompeo’s and other senior officials’ correspondence about Yovanovitch, including with the White House, as well as communications sent to or from Yovanovitch during her final two weeks as ambassador.
What role did Toensing and diGenova play in the effort to pressure Ukraine?
On September 29, Fox News’ Chris Wallace reported that U.S. officials had confirmed that Trump had used the controversial lawyers as conduits between the president and Ukraine. Toensing and diGenova have histories of pushing conspiracies about efforts within the government to frame, discredit and remove Trump.
In addition to the litigation mentioned above, we have submitted 27 further FOIA requests to the Departments of State, Treasury, Justice, Energy, and Defense, as well as the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Agency for International Development. We’re seeking the calendars and communications of former U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker with Giuliani or about the effort; Justice Department communications about the whistleblower memo; and Defense and OMB records regarding the withholding of military aid. If the Trump administration fails to respond to those requests and release records as required by law, we’re prepared to pursue further litigation to ensure the public learns the truth.
Today’s lawsuit, as well as the other FOIA requests and lawsuits in American Oversight’s investigation, can be found here.
Grupo de Vigilancia Demanda al Departamento de Estado por Documentos Sobre Giuliani-Ucrania
La organización independiente sin fines de lucro, American Oversight, hoy demandó al Departamento de Estado para solicitar la divulgación de comunicaciones entre de Rudy Giuliani y altos funcionarios del Departamento, además de otras comunicaciones sobre esfuerzos para presionar a Ucrania a investigar al candidato presidencial Joe Biden y su hijo. La demanda judicial también pide archivos sobre el retiro de la ex-embajadora estadounidense a Ucrania, Marie Yovanovitch, además de comunicaciones entre el Departamento de Estado y abogados personales del Presidente Trump, Victoria Toensing and Joseph diGenova.
La demanda presentada hoy en el Tribunal federal del distrito del Distrito de Columbia pide a un juez federal ordenar al Departamento de Estado a cumplir con dos peticiones de la Ley de Libertad de Información (o FOIA, en inglés) que American Oversight presentó en el mayo de 2019, un poco después de que Giuliani anunció sus planes de viajar a Ucrania para urgir una investigación sobre Biden.
“Esto no fue solo una llamada telefónica, o una sola acción de Rudy Giuliani. Esto fue un esfuerzo coordinado, de varios meses, a través de varios departamentos federales, para secuestrar la política exterior de los Estados Unidos para beneficiar a la campaña de Trump, y el público necesita saber quién más estuvo involucrado,” dijo Austin Evers, director ejecutivo de American Oversight. “Necesitamos un informe completo de cuáles recursos del gobierno fueron utilizados como la fuerza detrás del abuso de poder por parte del presidente para sus propios intereses personales y políticos, a costa de nuestra seguridad nacional.”
A pesar de revelaciones nuevas, casi diarias, sobre el enredo personal del Presidente Trump – y los televisados mensajes de texto de Rudy Giuliani mostrando sus contactos con funcionarios del Departamento de Estado – aún no se sabe cuántos otros officiales de la administración de Trump participaron en este esfuerzo, y si fue más allá de retener ayuda militar.
La demanda de American Oversight espera arrojar luz sobre las siguientes preguntas que siguen sin respuestas:
¿Qué tan involucrados estuvieron el Secretario de Estado Mike Pompeo o otros funcionarios con altos cargos del Departamento de Estado en la coordinación del esfuerzo para influir a Ucrania?
Giuliani ha presumido en televisión que él estaba “operando a solicitud del Departamento de Estado.” La cobertura de prensa indica que el Secretario de Estado Mike Pompeo escuchó la llamada telefónica del Presidente Trump del 25 de julio con el presidente de la Ucrania Volodymyr Zelensky – contradiciendo sus declaraciones iniciales que él no tenía conocimiento del reporte del denunciante. La demanda de American Oversight busca comunicaciones sobre Giuliani o el esfuerzo en Ucrania por parte de Pompeo, además de el subsecretario John Sullivan, Consejero del Secretario T. Ulrich Brechbuhl, Representante Especial para Irán Brian Hook, tanto como otros miembros con altos cargos del Departamento de Estado.
¿Hay otras transcripciones o reportes de la llamado telefónica del 25 de julio entre el Presidente Trump y el Presidente de Ucrania Volodymyr Zelensky?
De acuerdo con la queja del denunciante, el oficial del Departamento de Estado T. Ulrich Brechbuhl también escucho esa llamada telefónica. La demanda de American Oversight busca copias de documentos que reflejen cualquier comunicación de Brechbuhl o Pompeo con respeto a los planes de Giuliani a comunicarse con Ucrania o algún otro esfuerzo para urgir al gobierno de Ucrania a investigar a Biden – que claramente incluiría cualquier comunicación sobre la llamada telefónica de Trump.
¿Por qué fue la embajadora Yovanovitch retirada de su puesto y esa decisión fue directamente relacionada con el esfuerzo de presionar a Ucrania a investigar a Biden?
En el memo de la llamada que fue publicada la semana pasada por la Casa Blanca, Trump se refirió a Yovanovitch como “malas noticias” inmediatamente antes de que él le preguntó al presidente de la Ucrania a investigar a Biden y su hijo. La demanda de American Oversight busca comunicaciones entre Pompeo y otros oficiales con altos cargos sobre Yovanovitch; comunicaciones entre la Casa Blanca y el Departamento de Estado sobre el retiro; y cables, correos electrónicos, y cartas enviados a o de Yovanovitch durante sus últimas dos semanas como embajadora.
¿Qué papel jugaron los abogados personales de Trump, Victoria Toensing and Joseph diGenova, con el esfuerzo a presionar el gobierno de Ucrania?
El 29 de septiembre, el presentador de Fox News Chris Wallace reportó que oficiales estadounidenses confirmaron que el Presidente Trump había trabajado con los abogados Victoria Toensing and Joseph diGenova como vías entre él mismo y Ucrania. Toensing y diGenova son conocidos por difundir teorías conspiratorias sobre esfuerzos interiores en el gobierno que quieren tender una trampa, desacreditar y remover al Presidente Trump. La demanda de American Oversight demanda la divulgación de comunicaciones entre Toensing o diGenova, y el Departamento de Estado.
American Oversight también está investigando si el Departamento de Justicia – y, específicamente, el abogado de EEUU John Durham – participó en el esfuerzo para presionar a Ucrania a investigar a Biden. La queja del denunciante menciona que Giuliani le había dicho a Fox News el 8 de agosto que Durham “estaba pasando mucho tiempo en Europa” y estaba “investigando a Ucrania.” Reciente noticias han indicado que Durham está investigando el papel de Ucrania en las primeras etapas de la investigación sobre la interferencia de Rusia en la elecciones del 2016.
En agosto 2019, American Oversight presentó dos demandas buscando “todos los directivos o guías” proporcionados a Durham para su investigación – tanto como todas las comunicaciones entre Durham y el Procurador General William Barr o la Casa Blanca.
Además de esta litigación, American Oversight ha archivado 27 otras solicitudes de FOIA con los Departamentos de Estado, Tesorería, Justicia, Energía, y Defensa, tanto como la Oficina de Gestión y Presupuesto con respeto al esfuerzo de Ucrania. Estas solicitudes buscan documentos incluso: comunicaciones del Representante Especial de los Estados Unidos para Ucrania Kurt Volker con Giuliani o sobre otros esfuerzos a presionar el gobierno de la Ucrania a investigar a Biden, los calendarios de Volker durante el período del tiempo relevante, comunicaciones del Departamento de Justicia sobre la queja del denunciante, y documentos del Pentágono y la Oficina de Gestión y Presupuesto con respeto a la retención de ayuda militar. Si la administración de Trump falla en responder a estas solicitudes y en divulgar estos documentos como requeridos por ley, el grupo de vigilancia está preparado a seguir litigando para garantizar que el público aprenda la verdad.
La litigación de hoy está disponible aquí: https://www.americanoversight.org/document/complaint-american-oversight-v-state-ukraine-communications-with-state-department-officials
Más sobre la investigación de American Oversight disponible aquí:
https://www.americanoversight.org/investigation/the-trump-administrations-contacts-with-ukraine
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Department of Defense, Office of Management and Budget
Investigation Update
News
January 28, 2020
Energy Department Releases Ukraine Documents to American Oversight
Department of Energy
Investigation Update
News
January 27, 2020
American Oversight Is Investigating Impeachment Adviser Pam Bondi’s Communications with State Department Official
Department of State
News
January 24, 2020
News Roundup: Evidence of Obstruction
Clayton County - Georgia, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Communications Commission, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Management and Budget, Tennessee Valley Authority, Texas Attorney General, Texas Office of the Governor, Texas Secretary of State, Texas Senate
News
January 22, 2020
OMB Releases 192 Pages of Ukraine Records to American Oversight
Office of Management and Budget
Investigation Update
News
January 17, 2020
News Roundup: The Evidence Continues to Mount
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, Clayton County - Georgia, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of State, Environmental Protection Agency, Hancock County - Georgia, Jefferson County - Georgia
Investigation Update
News
January 15, 2020
Updated Timeline: Messages About Yovanovitch Surveillance Happened Same Week as Giuliani-Pompeo Calls
Department of State
Investigation Update
News
January 13, 2020
Energy Department Agrees to Release Ukraine Documents This Month
Department of Energy
Investigation Update
January 10, 2020
State Department’s Release of Volker Calendars and Text Messages Raises Further Questions
Department of State
Investigation Update
News
January 10, 2020
News Roundup: Presidential War Powers and New Impeachment Documents
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Department of Veterans Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency, Florida Department of Corrections, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida Department of State, Florida Office of the Governor, Hernando County - Florida, Nassau County - Florida, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Okaloosa County - Florida, Seminole County - Florida
News
January 10, 2020
In the Documents: Investigating the Trump Administration’s Legal Analyses for Potential Use of Force Against Iran
Department of State
Investigation Update
January 8, 2020
State Department Releases Additional Ukraine Documents to American Oversight
Department of State
Investigation Update
News
January 7, 2020
Did the Trump Administration Abuse the Redactions Process?
Department of Defense, Office of Management and Budget
News
December 27, 2019
American Oversight’s 2019 in Review: Nine Important Stories We Uncovered
News
December 21, 2019
Defense Department Ukraine Documents Released to American Oversight
Department of Defense
Investigation Update
December 20, 2019
News Roundup: Beyond Impeachment — The Investigations Continue
Administration for Children and Families, Congress, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Interior, Department of Transportation, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Food and Drug Administration, Government Accountability Office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Management and Budget
News
December 18, 2019
Why Trump Has Met the Standard for Obstruction of Congress
Congress, Department of Defense, Department of State
News
December 13, 2019
News Roundup: Stephen Miller’s Extremist Network
Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Carroll County - Georgia, Congress, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Department of the Interior, Department of the Treasury, Environmental Protection Agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Office of Management and Budget, Texas Attorney General
News
December 12, 2019
American Oversight Sues for Treasury Communications About Russian Investment in Kentucky Plant
Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Investigation Update
December 11, 2019
Lawsuit over Administration’s Unlawful Seizure of Trump-Putin Meeting Notes Moves Forward
Department of State, National Archives and Records Administration
Investigation Update
News
December 6, 2019
News Roundup: Impeachment Report, Border Wall Contracts, and Pompeo’s Meeting with GOP Donors
Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State
News
December 3, 2019
House Committee Impeachment Report References State Department Documents Obtained by American Oversight
Investigation Update
News
November 27, 2019
News Roundup: Thankful for FOIA
Department of Agriculture, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Kentucky Office of the Governor
News
November 27, 2019
Behind the Scenes: How American Oversight Forced the Release of State Department Ukraine Records
Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Office of Management and Budget
Investigation Update
November 25, 2019
American Oversight Sues Justice Department for Ukraine-Related Communications
Department of Justice
Investigation Update
News
November 22, 2019
State Department Releases Ukraine Documents to American Oversight
Department of State
Investigation Update
News
November 22, 2019
News Roundup: Fiona Hill’s Warnings, Nikki Haley’s Emails, and Matt Bevin’s Stay at Trump’s Hotel
Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Kentucky Office of the Governor
News
November 21, 2019
Nikki Haley Sent Classified Emails on an Unclassified Email System
Department of State
Investigation Update
News
November 20, 2019
Sondland’s Testimony Highlights State Department Obstruction
Department of Energy, Department of State
News
November 15, 2019
News Roundup: Impeachment Inquiry Goes Public
Bartow County - Georgia, Carroll County - Georgia, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, Council on Environmental Quality, Dallas County - Texas, Decatur County - Georgia, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Department of Veterans Affairs, Florida House of Representatives, Georgia Secretary of State, Harris County - Texas, Lowndes County - Georgia, Paulding County - Georgia, Travis County - Texas
News
November 14, 2019
How ‘Sharpiegate’ Turned a Simple Misunderstanding into a Media Frenzy — and Headache for NOAA Employees
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Investigation Update
November 8, 2019
News Roundup: Ukraine-Related Documents, Hurdles for Asylum-Seekers, and Chad Wolf’s Involvement in Family Separation
Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Florida Office of the Governor, Office of Information Policy, Office of Legal Counsel, Office of Management and Budget
News
November 7, 2019
What We Learned from the Yovanovitch and McKinley Transcripts
Congress, Department of State
News
October 31, 2019
State Department Agrees to Produce Ukraine Records to American Oversight by November 22
Department of State
Investigation Update
News
October 25, 2019
News Roundup: Court Chips Away at Trump Administration Obstruction
News
October 24, 2019
Research Tool: Ukraine-Trump Key Figures and Documents
Department of Commerce, Department of Energy, Department of State, Department of the Treasury
News
October 23, 2019
Federal Judge Says He Will Order State Department to Begin Turning Over Requested Ukraine Documents
Department of State
Investigation Update
News
October 22, 2019
New Lawsuit Seeks Perry and Brouillette Ukraine Documents and Communications about Biden Investigation Effort
Department of Energy
Investigation Update
October 18, 2019
News Roundup: Corruption, Plain and Simple
Customs and Border Protection, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State
News
October 18, 2019
Court Calls for Hearing on Emergency Motion for Ukraine Documents
Department of State
Investigation Update
October 11, 2019
News Roundup: Impeachment, Obstruction, and More Questions about Rick Perry
Administration for Children and Families, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security
News
October 4, 2019
News Roundup: The Public Needs Answers
Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State
Investigation Update
News
October 4, 2019
Pompeo’s Obstructionism Won’t Work
Department of State
News
October 2, 2019
Pompeo’s Letter Is the Trump Administration’s Opening Salvo of Obstruction
Department of State
News
September 27, 2019
News Roundup: From the Top Down
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Collier County - Florida, Council on Environmental Quality, Department of Commerce, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Interior, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Management and Budget
News
September 25, 2019
Release of Trump–Zelensky Call Readout Raises Questions About Justice Department Involvement
Agency for International Development, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Treasury
Investigation Update
September 20, 2019
News Roundup: Trump, Giuliani, and Ukraine
Administration for Children and Families, Agency for International Development, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Department of Transportation, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Reserve, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, National Institutes of Health, Starr County - Texas, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Texas Attorney General, Texas Secretary of State, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
News
September 12, 2019
New Lawsuit Seeks State Department Records of Jared Kushner’s Middle East Trips
Department of State
Investigation Update
September 4, 2019
Lawsuit Seeks Records from Investigation into Potential Trump Campaign-Finance Violations
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Investigation Update
June 7, 2019
News Roundup: Investigating Outside Influence and Political Appointments at the State Department
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Small Business Administration
News
March 12, 2019
Investigating the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Sell Nuclear Technology to Saudi Arabia
Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, International Trade Administration, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
News
January 28, 2019
Court Orders Trump Administration to Turn Over More Voter-Fraud Commission Records
White House
Investigation Update
January 9, 2019
Investigating the Acting Defense Secretary’s Ties to Boeing
Department of Defense
News
December 12, 2018
Audit the Wall: No Plans, Funding or Timeline — And No Wall
Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State
Investigation Update
February 23, 2018
FCC Commissioner Calls for Trump’s Reelection, Violates Hatch Act
Federal Communications Commission
News
February 9, 2018
New Lawsuit Seeks DHS Border Wall Emails with White House, Fox News, Border States
Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
Investigation Update
February 6, 2018
Voter Fraud Commission Asked Texas to Highlight Hispanic Surnames in Voter Data
White House
Investigation Update
December 17, 2017
Trump Transition GSA Emails and Memorandum of Understanding
General Services Administration
Investigation Update
November 16, 2017
Maine Secretary of State Dunlap Election Commission Lawsuit
Investigation Update
October 31, 2017
American Oversight Sues State Department for Records Showing Efforts to Compel Mexico to Pay for Border Wall
Department of State
News
October 17, 2017
5 Questions for Attorney General Sessions
Department of Justice
September 18, 2017
Austin Evers Discusses Trump Inaugural Funds on MSNBC
News
September 2, 2017
DOJ Confirms Trump Lied in “Wiretap” Tweets
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Investigation Update
August 1, 2017
American Oversight Obtains Attorney General Sessions SF-86 Signature Page
Department of Justice
Investigation Update
August 1, 2017
Statement on Waiver of Environmental Regulations for Border Wall
Investigation Update
July 28, 2017
Watchdog Group Calls for Hatch Act Investigation of Gorka
White House
July 27, 2017
Call for OSC Investigation of Pruitt Travel to Oklahoma
Environmental Protection Agency
Investigation Update
July 21, 2017
American Oversight Calls for Resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Investigation Update
News
July 13, 2017
DOJ Releases Redacted Page of Sessions’s SF-86 to American Oversight
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Investigation Update
July 12, 2017
American Oversight Demands Release of Pence-Kobach Commission Records
Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, General Services Administration
News
June 16, 2017
Watchdog Group Files Lawsuit on Trump Border Wall
Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Department of the Interior, Office of Management and Budget
Investigation Update
May 24, 2017
After American Oversight Lawsuit, DOJ Confirms that Sessions Lied about Russian Contacts
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Investigation Update
May 16, 2017
American Oversight Demands Release of Comey-Trump Memos
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Investigation Update
May 12, 2017
Letter to Burr and Warner: Senate Should Request Trump-Comey Tapes
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Investigation Update
May 10, 2017
Statement on the Firing of FBI Director Comey
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Investigation Update
May 10, 2017
Ethics Watchdog Calls for IG Investigation of Sessions for Violating Recusal
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Investigation Update
April 19, 2017
American Oversight Sues DOJ for Release of Trump Tower Wiretap Records, Russia Investigation Documents
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, White House
Investigation Update
March 28, 2017
Statement on Trump Administration Proposal to Build Border Wall South of Rio Grande
Department of the Interior
Investigation Update
March 24, 2017
American Oversight Launches Investigation of President Trump’s Border Wall
Department of Homeland Security
Investigation Update
March 22, 2017
Statement on Intelligence Committee Chairman Nunes’ Actions
Investigation Update
March 17, 2017
American Oversight Calls on Congress to Investigate Trump Aide’s Reported Ties to Nazi Group
Office of Government Ethics, White House
News