FOIA Update

WASHINGTON – Empower Oversight has recently learned of the U.S. Department of Justice had subpoenaed the personal phone records and emails of Empower’s founder, Jason Foster, while he worked on Capitol Hill in 2017, along with several other staff, both Democrats and Republicans. The personal intrusion into congressional staff members raises serious questions about the …

WASHINGTON – Empower Oversight has filed with the Justice Department two new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests regarding the investigation of Hunter Biden. The first request asks for all communications to or from Justice Department employees and Hunter Biden’s legal team. The second request asks for communications between the Justice Department and members of …

WASHINGTON – Empower Oversight has submitted a new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking communications between Jay Clayton, the former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman, and numerous people he may have interacted with regarding the agency’s improper handling of cryptocurrency enforcement decisions. The request stems from Clayton’s statements regarding Bitcoin and other senior officials’ …

Empower Oversight requested records (file here) relating to a database that was created at the Justice Department for cases related to January 6th. The database was reported by Politico in a July 9, 2021 story.

Empower Oversight filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA – pdf) request with the Department of Justice (DOJ) for information regarding the Democratic Chief Counsel for Oversight of the House Judiciary Committee, Christina Calce. The group is requesting documents from the DOJ about her service within the DOJ before joining the committee.

Transmitted: February 24, 2023 To: Internal Revenue Services, GLDS Support Service Full Letter: Letter to the Internal Revenue Services (PDF) RE: Request for Records Relating to DOJ-OIG’s Decision Not to Investigate a Whistleblower Allegations of Systemic Abuses by the FBI SUMMARY Empower Oversight Founder and President Jason Foster, alongside Just The News Editor-In-Chief John Solomon, …

Transmitted: February 6, 2023 To: Office of the Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services; National Institutes of Health Full Letters: Letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (PDF)Letter to the National Institutes of Health (PDF) RE: FOIA Request for Information Relating to NIH/NIAID’s Failure to Enforce a Grant Provision Requiring EcoHealth Alliance to Submit …