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#foia

"The games the administration is playing with re-releasing already public documents while withholding the Trump-Epstein files and other key information is another betrayal of survivors," former Amb. Norm Eisen, executive chair of Democracy Defenders Fund said. "In a democracy, transparency isn't optional. It's the law, and it's the bare minimum the American people are owed." The White House and the Justice Department did not respond to Axios' request for comment.

Since its creation in 2000, the Oversight Project has launched more than 100,000 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from federal offices and agencies and more than 100 lawsuits against the Joe Biden administration.

Approximately 1,000 FBI personnel were put on 24-hour shifts to review around 100,000 Epstein-related records under a deadline, with specific instructions to flag records mentioning President Trump.

The unusual persistence of DOGE, a purported government agency, thrives amid legal challenges as it navigates accusations and scrutiny over its oversight and operations.

The layoffs decimated the workforce that processes FOIA requests across FDA centers overseeing vaccines, drugs, tobacco, medical devices, and food, leading to significant operational disruptions.