U.S. Department of Justice Office of Information Policy Suite 11050 1425 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 Telephone: (202) 514-3642 August 28, 2017 Mr. Austin Evers American Oversight 1030 15th Street NW Suite B255 Washington, DC 20005 foia@americanoversight.org Re: DOJ-2017-005438 (AG) VRB:VAV:KJK Dear Mr. Evers: This responds to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated and received in this Office on July 19, 2017, in which you requested 1) “correspondence from Chief of Staff Jody Hunt to… the National Security Division or Criminal Division that discuss any ongoing investigation and in which Mr. Hunt express[es] any views regarding the outcome of the investigation,” dating since January 20, 2017, and 2) “correspondence from Counselor to the Attorney General Rachel Tucker to… the National Security Division or Criminal Division that discuss any ongoing investigation and in which Ms. Tucker express[es] any views regarding the outcome of the investigation,” dating since January 20, 2017. This response is made on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General. Please be advised the records you have requested concern an ongoing investigation and are protected from disclosure pursuant to Exemption 7(A) of the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(A), which pertains to records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, the release of which could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings. For your information, Congress excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the FOIA. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(c) (2015) (amended 2016). This response is limited to those records that are subject to the requirements of the FOIA. This is a standard notification that is given to all our requesters and should not be taken as an indication that excluded records do, or do not, exist. You may contact our FOIA Public Liaison, Laurie Day, for any further assistance and to discuss any aspect of your request at: Office of Information Policy, United States Department of Justice, Suite 11050, 1425 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 205300001; telephone at 202-514-3642; or facsimile at 202-514-1009. Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of U.S. Department of Justice Office of Information Policy Suite 11050 1425 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 Telephone: (202) 514-3642 April 13, 2018 Mr. Austin Evers Ms. Cerissa Cafasso American Oversight 1030 15th Street NW Suite B255 Washington, DC 20005 austin.evers@americanoversight.org cerissa.cafasso@americanoversight.org Re: DOJ-2017-005438 (AG) No. 1:18-cv-00166 (D.D.C.) VRB:CJOK:JRS Dear Mr. Evers and Ms. Cafasso: This is a supplemental response to your organization’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated and received in this Office on July 19, 2017, which sought: (1) “correspondence from [Attorney General Jeff Sessions’]Chief of Staff Jody Hunt to… the National Security Division or Criminal Division that discuss any ongoing investigation and in which Mr. Hunt express[es] any views regarding the outcome of the investigation,” and (2) “correspondence from Counselor to the Attorney General Rachael Tucker to… the National Security Division or Criminal Division that discuss any ongoing investigation and in which Ms. Tucker express[es] any views regarding the outcome of the investigation,” dating since January 20, 2017. This response is made on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). Please be advised that records searches have been completed on behalf of OAG, and no records responsive to your request were located. For your information, Congress excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the FOIA. See 5 U.S.C. § 552(c) (2015) (amended 2016). This response is limited to those records that are subject to the requirements of the FOIA. This is a standard notification that is given to all our requesters and should not be taken as an indication that excluded records do, or do not, exist. If you have any questions regarding this response, please contact Michelle Bennett of the Department’s Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch, at (202) 305-8902. Sincerely, Vanessa R. Brinkmann Senior Counsel -2Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, Room 2510, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001; e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. If you are not satisfied with my response to this request, you may administratively appeal by writing to the Director, Office of Information Policy, United States Department of Justice, Suite 11050, 1425 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530-0001, or you may submit an appeal through OIP’s FOIAonline portal at https://foiaonline.regulations.gov/foia/action/public/home. Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically submitted within ninety days of the date of my response to your request. If you submit your appeal by mail, both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act Appeal.” Sincerely, Vanessa R. Brinkmann Senior Counsel