Judicial Watch DOJ records lawsuits

In early August 2026, the watchdog group Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act suit in a Washington federal court seeking the Department of Justice’s files on former FBI director and special counsel Robert Mueller. The lawsuit aimed to obtain records on the FBI’s expanded surveillance powers and Mueller’s two‑year investigation into alleged Trump‑Russia collusion, which had concluded there was no conspiracy.

A week later, Judicial Watch, together with former Trump attorney Victoria Toensing, filed a motion in the Southern District of New York to unseal materials related to three search warrants executed after President Biden took office. The warrants targeted Toensing’s iCloud, Gmail, and cell‑phone accounts, as well as a separate warrant for her Maryland home. The motion argued that the public’s right to understand potential politicization of federal law‑enforcement agencies outweighed confidentiality concerns. Together, the actions show Judicial Watch’s expanding legal effort to obtain DOJ records on high‑profile investigations and searches.