The FBI must begin releasing records regarding a special government employee and confidant of former Director James Comey who ferried sensitive information to the press, a federal judge ruled. Cause of Action Institute sued the FBI on The Daily Caller News Foundation’s behalf in August 2018 to secure production of those documents under the Freedom […]
Where Have We Heard This Before: Nellie Ohr Deleted Emails Sent from Husband’s DOJ Account…
Nellie Ohr, the wife of Justice Department official Bruce Ohr, told her husband she was deleting emails sent from his government account. The revelation comes as both Ohrs remain under intense scrutiny for their ties to Fusion GPS and British ex-spy Christopher Steele, the author of the anti-Trump dossier that was used to obtain warrants […]
Obama White House Tracked FOIA Request for Hillary Emails That Was Improperly Denied…
The Obama White House kept tabs on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s email accounts that the State Department improperly denied, according to newly released emails. The emails, which were provided to Judicial Watch, show for the first time that the Obama White House was […]
Judge Shuts Down Gizmodo FOIA Suit Over Trump Wiretaps…
A federal judge in New York has shut down a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by Gizmodo Media Group against the U.S. Department of Justice over alleged wiretaps of President Donald Trump, saying the DOJ was within its legal rights when it couldn’t confirm nor deny any such material. In March 2017, right-wing website […]
Here’s What Amazon Has to do to Secure $23M from Virginia…
Amazon will receive staggered payouts for occupying an increasing amount of office space near National Airport, and get at least two days’ notice when someone requests information it provides to Arlington County, under an incentives agreement the County Board will vote on March 16. The $23 million agreement, which was provided to The Washington Post […]
Federal Judge Opens Discovery Into Clinton Email Usage…
Judicial Watch announced today that, in a ruling excoriating both the U.S. Departments of State and Justice, U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth has ordered both agencies to join Judicial Watch in submitting a proposed schedule for discovery into whether Hillary Clinton sought to evade the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by using a […]
Amazon’s NYC Deal Gets Cuomo, De Blasio on Wrong Side of Big Apple Residents, Fellow Democrats…
New York’s top politicians, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, have been accused of an “immoral waste of taxpayers’ money” and being out of touch with their constituents as the chorus of complaints grows louder over the incentive-laden package put together by the Democrats to lure Amazon to the Big Apple. The comments […]