Thread by @weareoversight

On January 6, 2021, our democracy was attacked — and this week we went to court to demand answers.

Our legal team filed three new FOIA lawsuits seeking to uncover key records from the day of the Capitol attack and the week that led up to it. #FOIAFriday

Within days of the attack, we launched a broad investigation into the incident, seeking records from military and law enforcement agencies and trying to answer fundamental questions:

-What went wrong — both on Jan. 6 and in the days before?
-Why were security services so unprepared?
-Why was the National Guard response delayed for more than three hours?

And critically — what was President Trump doing, or not doing, as the world watched his supporters ransack the Capitol building?

More than two months later, we still need answers.
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We FOIA’d communications or directives sent or received by senior law enforcement and military officials, copies of call logs, and records of communications between then President Trump or Vice President Pence and leaders in the Army or DOD.

The government agencies involved have not released records in response to our requests, but the facts we already know from public reporting and congressional hearings are deeply troubling. So now, we’re asking the federal courts to step in.
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The assault on our democracy did not start or end on Jan. 6, and our team is working to investigate and expose the politicians who support violent sedition and extremism, attacks on voting rights, and other efforts to undermine democratic governance.
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You can keep up with our full investigation here.
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