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President Donald Trump’s authoritarian war on oversight continues. americanoversight.org/another-friday…
In another late-night, weekend firing, Trump gave Congress notice that he was ousting State IG Steve Linick, the independent watchdog of the department headed by one of Trump’s most loyal cabinet members, Secretary Mike Pompeo. politico.com/news/2020/05/1…
Linick was reportedly looking into allegations that Pompeo' had a political appointee perform personal errands for him and his wife.

Trump’s efforts to shirk oversight are deeply alarming, and American Oversight will continue its work of holding the administration accountable.
We’ve sued the State Department and the CIA for records of whistleblower complaints regarding Pompeo’s conduct, including related communications sent or received by Linick. americanoversight.org/new-lawsuit-se…
We’ve also filed a FOIA request for communications that Stephen Akard, a Pence ally who’s been tapped to replace Linick, has had with the Office of the Vice President. americanoversight.org/document/foia-…
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In Feb, Trump withdrew his nomination of Jessie K. Liu, the former US attorney for DC, to a top post at Treasury. Trump previously criticized Liu's oversight of the Mueller investigation prosecutions.

We obtained Liu’s subsequent resignation letter.

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The Trump administration reportedly continues to cite coronavirus to seal the border to an unprecedented extent, separate families, and detain immigrants.

Below are recent FOIAs and docs we obtained to investigate the administration’s border policy.

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