Trump admin violating FOIA by refusing to release documents about 'election activist' recently hired by DHS
Source: Law & Crime
Nov 1st, 2025, 10:36 am
The Trump administration is violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by refusing to release records related to an "election denialist" hired by the Department of Homeland Security over the summer, according to a transparency-focused watchdog group.
In a 17-page complaint filed Thursday, American Oversight accuses the federal government of repeatedly violating FOIA laws by failing to release various sorts of requested information about Deputy Assistant Secretary for Elections Integrity Heather Honey.
The lawsuit comes after a recent report in The New York Times about comments Honey allegedly made during a phone call with election officials from all 50 states under the auspices of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
American Oversight categorized Honey's comments during the call as echoing "rhetoric long associated with baseless claims of widespread voter fraud" in a press release announcing the litigation.
Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-public-deserves-to-know-trump-admin-violating-foia-by-refusing-to-release-documents-about-election-activist-recently-hired-by-dhs-transparency-watchdog-says/
Full headline: 'The public deserves to know': Trump admin violating FOIA by refusing to release documents about 'election activist' recently hired by DHS, transparency watchdog says
Link to American Oversight PRESS RELEASE - American Oversight Sues for Records on Trump-Appointed Election Denier Heather Honey
Link to SUIT (PDF viewer) - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26210542-ao-v-dhs-honey-complaint/
Link to SUIT (PDF) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26210542/ao-v-dhs-honey-complaint.pdf
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