Correspondence between the Attorney General and the Fraternal Order of Police

Josh Israel filed this request with the Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General of the United States of America.
Tracking #

DOJ-2017-006489

Status
Completed

From: Josh Israel

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

All correspondence, including public and private text messages and emails, between Attorney General Jeff Sessions, or staff authorized to send correspondence on his behalf, and members of the Fraternal Order of Police involving matters that pertain to official business between February 9, 2017 and September 1, 2017.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. I am a reporter with ThinkProgress, a non-profit online publication covering politics and policy in Washington, DC.

Please waive all fees since the information could provide valuable insight into the decision-making and rationales behind various public policies and regulations that are currently being implemented. In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Danielle McLean
ThinkProgress.org
(202) 741-6247

From: OIP-NoReply@usdoj.gov

This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://foiaonline.regulations.gov:443/foia/action/public/view/request?objectId=090004d2815935e2)
* Tracking Number: DOJ-2017-006489
* Requester Name: Danielle McLean
* Date Submitted: 09/05/2017
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: foia request

From: Hotchkiss, Eric (OIP)

Good morning Ms. McLean,

This is to memorialize our conversation of this morning regarding your above-referenced FOIA request. You agreed that your request would be satisfied by a search for records in the electronic database of the Departmental Executive Secretariat, which is the official records repository for the Office of the Attorney General. You request will be processed accordingly.

Thank you for your time,

Eric Hotchkiss
Government Information Specialist
Office of Information Policy
202-616-5456

From: OIP-NoReply@usdoj.gov

Attached is this Office's acknowledgement of the above-referenced request.

From: Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General

Attached is this Office's response to the above-referenced request.

From: Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General

Attached is this Office's response to the above-referenced request.