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Aug 20, 2026 Democratic National Committee filed a FOIA enforcement lawsuit against DOJ over election-related records Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The DNC sued to compel disclosure of records on potential seizure of ballots and voting machines, challenging the transparency of federal conduct toward election infrastructure.
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- Complaint filed: Democratic National Committee v. U.S. Department of Justice (D.D.C. 1:26-cv-02928) — The Democratic National Committee filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the Department of Justice, FBI, and Criminal Division violated the Freedom of Information Act by failing to respond to February 2026 FOIA requests seeking records on any planned inspection or seizure of ballots, voting machines, and voting system components ahead of federal election certification. The DNC filed the requests after President Trump's January 2026 statements regretting not seizing voting machines after the 2020 election and an FBI raid that month seizing archived ballots from a Georgia county election office. The DNC seeks an order compelling production of non-exempt responsive records, a detailed Vaughn index of withheld material, and an injunction against further withholding.
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Week 83 – 2026-08-15–2026-08-21
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