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Using #FOIA requests—and when necessary, litigation—we’ve uncovered misconduct, corruption, and abuse of power among key administration figures.
Here’s what we’ve found so far—and what we’re still trying to figure out. https://www.americanoversight.org/open-questions-about-trump-administration-figures
Here’s what we’ve found so far—and what we’re still trying to figure out. https://www.americanoversight.org/open-questions-about-trump-administration-figures
First, Attorney General William Barr. We’ve uncovered key information about how Barr has served the president’s political interests over those of the American people.
Our FOIA litigation revealed that Barr met frequently with federal prosecutor John Durham, who was tasked with looking into the origins of the Russia investigation — 18 times in the 7 months after the Mueller investigation ended. https://www.americanoversight.org/investigation/john-durhams-politicized-investigation-and-william-barrs-role-in-it
Other documents we obtained showed that Barr personally met with Rudy Giuliani and former Rep. Trey Gowdy in the summer and fall of 2019, apparently regarding a Venezuelan client, just a month before the impeachment inquiry was announced. https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/politics/trey-gowdy-rudy-giuliani-impeachment-proceedings/index.html
Visitor logs from 2019 and 2020 obtained by American Oversight indicate Barr also met with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, conservative judicial adviser Leonard Leo, and White House official Kash Patel, among others. https://twitter.com/weareoversight/status/1308439234789937154
Here’s what we still want to know:
-Is Barr spreading info that undermines faith in voting by mail?
-What role did Barr play in the federal government’s aggressive response to nationwide racial justice protests?
-What do internal whistleblowers say about Barr’s conduct?
-Is Barr spreading info that undermines faith in voting by mail?
-What role did Barr play in the federal government’s aggressive response to nationwide racial justice protests?
-What do internal whistleblowers say about Barr’s conduct?
Next, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Pompeo is one of the longest-serving and most influential figures in the Trump administration — and his personal and political actions during his tenure raise many questions.
We know from our previous investigations that his unusual request for military housing as sec. of state set off legal alarm bells & that a whistleblower had filed a complaint alleging that top officials at State turned a blind eye to Pompeo’s misconduct. https://www.americanoversight.org/whistleblower-complaint-alleges-top-officials-allowed-pompeos-misconduct-to-continue-reveals-ongoing-inquiry
Responses to our record requests also showed Pompeo had direct communication with Rudy Giuliani in March 2019, when Giuliani was orchestrating activities that figured prominently in the president’s impeachment. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/23/us/politics/pompeo-trump-ukraine-impeachment.html
We’re still investigating:
-Did Pompeo urge President Trump to fire the State IG because of an investigation into Pompeo or his close aides?
-What role is Pompeo's wife, Susan Pompeo, playing at State?
-Did Pompeo use taxpayer resources to arrange his political convention speech?
-Did Pompeo urge President Trump to fire the State IG because of an investigation into Pompeo or his close aides?
-What role is Pompeo's wife, Susan Pompeo, playing at State?
-Did Pompeo use taxpayer resources to arrange his political convention speech?
