Attorney General Barr’s DOJ Calendars and Phone Logs

Records from the Department of Justice’s Office of Information Policy in response to American Oversight’s request for Attorney General William Barr’s calendars and phone logs. Details on what is in the records are available here and here.

Records received in October and November 2020

Records received December 2020

Records received in February 2021

Records received from March through October 2021

In the records received in February 2021:

Aug. 8, 2019: Barr had a meeting with then-Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats. On July 28, then-President Trump had announced that Coats would be stepping down as intelligence chief.

Oct. 17, 2019: Barr met with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. This was the time of the House impeachment investigation.

Feb. 19, 2020: Barr gave the opening remarks at a Justice Department workshop debating the importance of Section 230, which provides online platforms with legal immunity for users’ posts.

March 3, 2020: Barr went to the White House for a meeting with the president about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

April 20, 2020: Barr had a phone call with Chief Justice John Roberts.

In the records received in July 2021:

Sept. 17, 2019: Barr had a call with the office of Sen. Pat Toomey, which lasted 35 minutes.

Sept. 26 and 27, 2019: Barr had two calls that originated in Italy, likely related to his trip there to meet with intelligence agencies as part of the Trump administration’s inquiry into the origins of the Russia investigation.