Judicial Watch Sues for Obama State Dept. Records of its Facilitation of Russian Amb. Kislyak's Attendance at 2016 Republican Convention

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Contact: Jill Farrell, Judicial Watch, 202-646-5188

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2018 /Christian Newswire/ -- Judicial Watch announced it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of State seeking all records regarding the Obama State Department facilitation of Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak's attendance at the 2016 Republican National Convention (RNC) (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of State (No. 1:18-cv-00844)). Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the investigation of alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia after reports emerged of his conversing with Kislyak on this and one other occasion.

The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia after the DOJ failed to respond to a November 21, 2017, FOIA request seeking:

All records regarding Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak's attendance at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July 2016.