Michael Cohen lied to Congress about hush money payments and about a Trump Organization project in Moscow. The Judge Pauley, the judge overseeing his criminal case ordered certain documents unsealed after the government revealed it had closed its related investigation of others for campaign finance crimes. Upon learning the investigation was closed, CREW requested records of the investigation from the FBI and three other Department of Justice components to shed light on who else was involved and why the government did not prosecute any others beyond Cohen, including the president. 

CREW sought expedition of its requests, relying in large part on Judge Pauley’s order calling for the records to be made publicly available because the campaign finance violations they related to were “a matter of national importance.” When the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of Information Policy denied CREW’s requests to expedite, CREW sued seeking the documents on an expedited basis.

The requested records are crucial to public understanding of how many others close to Trump were or may have been involved in Cohen’s crimes and whether or not this corruption went all the way up to the president. Americans have a right to know if their president or his associates violated the law of the land, and if so, why the DOJ refused to prosecute them.

Lawsuit Documents

  • Complaint
    July 30, 2019
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  • First Amended Complaint
    August 29, 2019
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  • Answer
    September 13, 2019
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  • Defendant Motion for Summary Judgement
    July 30, 2021
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  • Plaintiff Cross-Motion for Summary Judgement
    October 1, 2021
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  • Defendant Reply to Plaintiff Opposition
    November 19, 2021
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  • Defendant Reply to Plaintiff Cross Motion
    November 19, 2021
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  • CREW Reply Memorandum in Support of Cross Motion
    December 17, 2021
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  • Notice of Supplemental Authority
    August 22, 2022
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