“To Senator Grassley’s credit, his primary investigator, Jason Foster, was a bulldog. … It took him four years, but he finally got the key document that proved what I said was right.” — Mike German
The Federalist A government watchdog is suing the Department of Justice (DOJ) over the agency’s refusal to comply with a pair of records requests mandated under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). On Wednesday, the nonprofit group Empower Oversight filed its lawsuit to compel the release of documents shedding light on the DOJ’s commitment to …
Just The News A nonprofit watchdog group on Wednesday sued the Justice Department, seeking to force the release of documents related to Special Counsel John Durham’s inquiry into wrongdoing during the FBI’s now-discredited Trump-Russia investigation. Empower Oversight’s lawsuit seeks to enforce two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from last summer that sought records detailing …
Sharyl Attkisson The following information is from Empower Oversight. Empower Oversight recently filed an administrative appeal challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) claim that “no responsive records exist” in several categories of Empower Oversight’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. In August 2021, Empower Oversight filed a FOIA request regarding any conflicts of interest with cryptocurrencies at the SEC, …
POLITICO … GRASSLEY ALUMS SQUEEZE DOJ OVER SILENCE ON AL JAZEERA’S FARA OBLIGATIONS: A whistleblower and oversight advocacy group formed by former staffers to Senate Judiciary ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) launched a new push over the weekend for documents from the Justice Department relating to the department’s reported letter of determination that Qatar-based Al Jazeera’s digital news …
Newsweek … As the Saudis’ and Emiratis’ main Sunni regional rival, Qatar has continuously used its massive Al Jazeera megaphone to capsize the Accords, disseminating frequent spasms of antisemitism and anti-Americanism to its millions of viewers. Over the last several years, some members of Congress have been admirably trying to press Al Jazeera in the United States to register …
Finance Feeds Empower Oversight has appealed SEC’s claim of “no responsive records” on its cryptocurrency Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization dedicated to enhancing independent oversight of government and corporate wrongdoing has not let go of the case on suspicions of improper conduct by the SEC officials when filing the complaint …
Whistleblower Network News As of December 19, 2021 these are the statistics concerning American veterans this holiday season: More than 40,000 American veterans are homeless this Christmas. More than 400,000 are suffering from PTSD and are unable to get mental health treatment. More than 80,000 American veterans have committed suicide since 2008. More than 20 …
Just The News Margaret “Maggie” Goodlander, counsel to Attorney General Merrick Garland, is facing calls to recuse herself from any involvement in the Trump-Russia investigation over the probe’s connections to her husband, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, The Washington Free Beacon reports. Special Counsel John Durham’s Trump-Russia probe is overseen by Garland, who is in charge of …
Law.com A government accountability group is taking aim at potential conflicts of interest involving former top SEC officials and their ties to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett … and the firm’s ties to the crypto industry. The group, Empower Oversight Whistleblowers and Research, sued the SEC last week seeking information about communications between Simpson Thacher and former SEC Division of …