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Jun 9 • 8 tweets • 3 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Yesterday, we filed two lawsuits seeking records regarding incidents of white supremacy across the U.S. armed forces.

Records we’ve previously obtained have illustrated how branches of the military have not adequately tracked incidents of white supremacy. #FoiaFriday Image
In 2020, the Air Force told us that it had no records of any study or report on incidents of white supremacist or far-right activity or ideology among military personnel.
americanoversight.org/document/no-re…
Other records we obtained from the Navy and Coast Guard in 2021 and reported on by USA Today showed “a pattern in which military leaders chose to deal with personnel involved in extremism by dismissing them in ways that would not attract public attention.”
americanoversight.org/records-from-n…
In 2022, we obtained additional Coast Guard records that detailed reports of members displaying and espousing white supremacist ideologies.
americanoversight.org/records-from-n…
Information provided in a few of the cases showed that some resulting investigations concluded after members agreed to stop seeking out extremist content online.
This year, we obtained Navy documents detailing three incidents of white supremacy of pro-Nazi ideology from June 2020 to May 2022, though the records contain few details about how the military responded.
americanoversight.org/document/navy-…
Similarly, documents released by the Marine Corps — which included records of several reported incidents — also contained limited information about any ensuing investigation efforts or repercussions.
americanoversight.org/document/marin…
Our new lawsuits seek to compel the release of additional records that could shed light on what measures, if any, the military has taken to identify, track, and confront white supremacy within its ranks. Learn more here: americanoversight.org/american-overs…

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NEW: Records we obtained, reported on by @Z_Everson of Forbes, reveal that the DOD spent nearly $1 million at properties owned by former President Donald Trump between July 2017 and November 2019, far exceeding previously reported expense totals.
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Jun 8
NEW: We’re suing the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and army national guards of four states (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas) for records detailing incidents of white supremacy across the U.S. armed forces.
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White supremacist and nationalist activity in the military has been a persistent problem.

Records obtained in our earlier investigations have shown how branches of the military have not adequately tracked incidents of white supremacy within their ranks.
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