American Oversight Demands Urgent Action Amid Claims Ed Martin — Trump’s DOJ “Chief Enforcer” — Used Auto-Deleting Apps

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American Oversight Demands Urgent Action Amid Claims Ed Martin — Trump’s DOJ “Chief Enforcer” — Used Auto-Deleting Apps

We demanded urgent recovery and preservation following reports the head of DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group conducted government business in the s…

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November 19, 2025
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Letter to Acting Archivist Rubio, COO Trainer, and Attorney General Bond Regarding Potential Loss of DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group Records 

American Oversight’s letter to Attorney General Bondi, NARA COO Trainer, and NARA Acting Archivist Rubio demanding urgent action to recover any pot…

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November 19, 2025

Records show Trump administration enlisting Americans’ drivers license and passport data to chase virtually nonexistent “non-citizen voting”

Experts warn the Trump administration’s efforts could be used for large-scale purges of eligible voters from the rolls

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November 14, 2025