Lawsuit against the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

We filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for refusing to release public records regarding Memorandum M-25-13, which directed agencies to pause or freeze nearly all federal financial assistance.

The administration has failed to release documents responsive to these requests, violating federal law and stonewalling the American people.

Democracy Forward’s lawsuit seeks records that would shed light on:

• OMB’s internal impact and legal analyses of the financial assistance freeze before it was announced.
• Key communications of OMB political appointees, including interactions with external actors and political figures outside the federal government.
• Directives or guidance from the White House, the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), and other administration officials regarding the implementation of the funding freeze.
• Records identifying individuals involved in shaping and executing these policies, including political appointees and transition team members.

This is the second FOIA lawsuit that Democracy Forward has filed since the Trump-Vance administration took office.