Complaint: American Oversight v. State – Political Retaliation

American Oversight is filing FOIAs and lawsuits that mirror the document requests sent by the chairs and ranking members of key congressional committees. With the Trump administration vowing to "fight all the subpoenas" and resisting Congressional oversight at every turn, we're using public records laws and the power of the courts to make sure that federal agencies can't thwart transparency.

Even before the White House unleashed its post-impeachment purge of "anti-Trump" officials, it has been clear that the president values loyalty over qualifications and experience, and expects public servants to be loyal to him personally. Following reports that the administration was assessing the political views of career government employees and attempting to purge those perceived to be “disloyal,” American Oversight began investigating how often this was occurring at federal agencies.