litigation
February 21, 2020

Complaint: American Oversight v. DOT, DOE, and State – McConnell’s Influence Across the Federal Government

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of State for communications between high-level agency officials and the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

2020 election interference
Federal
Inquiriespress@americanoversight.org
Statusclosed
Docket Number 20-0511
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Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of State for communications between high-level agency officials and the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

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