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FOIA News: Right-wing groups kvetch about DOJ's FOIA litigation stances

FOIA News (2025)Allan BlutsteinComment

Trump DOJ Promised Transparency. Conservative Orgs Think It’s Falling Short

By Katelynn Richardson, Daily Caller,

Transparency groups are growing frustrated that the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) is maintaining positions in some cases previously held by the Biden administration.

Organizations like the Oversight Project, Empower Oversight and Judicial Watch are waiting for movement on dozens of pending Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) cases, expressing disappointment that the DOJ is not giving greater attention to disclosing documents related to what they believe are past examples of government weaponization or misconduct.

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