Last September, we sued the State Department for records related to the emergency declaration, including communications of a Pompeo aide who may have played a lead role in crafting the administration’s strategy.
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Charles Faulkner is a former Raytheon lobbyist with a history of advocating for arms sales during his tenure at the State Department. We submitted multiple FOIA requests to State seeking records related to the emergency declaration and Faulkner’s role.
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Here’s our request seeking any conflicts, ethics waivers, ethics authorizations, or recusal determinations made or issued for Charles Faulkner.
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And here is the FOIA seeking all records of communications between Charles Faulkner and outside entities, including his former employer BGR Group and client Raytheon.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Eliot Engel said he has learned Linick was investigating the Saudi arms sale at the time of his firing — raising further troubling concerns about Pompeo’s motives for ousting him.
Here's more on our records requests related to Charles Faulkner. americanoversight.org/documents?fwp_…
We’ve also filed a number of FOIA requests for records of any legal analyses supporting the May 2019 emergency declaration: americanoversight.org/documents?fwp_…
