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The JMadison Project

@JMadisonProject

Non-partisan transparency organization dedicated to piercing the veil of government secrecy.

 Washington, DC
jamesmadisonproject.org
Joined December 2016
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Mark S. Zaid@MarkSZaidEsq8 Mar 2021
1/Last Nov we filed #FOIA lawsuit for @JMadisonProject & @NoahShachtman against @Interior to learn who tweeted this unprofessional Public Affairs msg in response to @TimFullerton. No federal agency should act this way. Today, we settled case & learned @BenGoldey was responsible.
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Melissa Schwartz@MSchwartz36 Mar 2021
.@Interior's social media reflects the incredible breadth of the mission. My mandate to our comms team is clear: we are public servants. On these valuable platforms, all views are welcome, perspectives respected, and individuals valued #BeBetter
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Mark S. Zaid@MarkSZaidEsq29 Dec 2020
Today, on behalf of @JMadisonProject & @NoahShachtman, my firm filed #FOIA lawsuit against @USGSA to obtain all docs, incl @GSAEmily's e-mails, that reveal why - & on whose instructions - they delayed certifying @Transition46 & providing needed funds for smooth govt transition.
Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) profile pictureMark S. Zaid@MarkSZaidEsq9 Nov 2020
If you are journalist who wants to #FOIA @USGSA for any documents relating to this debacle & expose potential partisanship of @GSAEmily, my law firm would be willing to represent you pro bono in court. You just pay filing fee. Transparency is always important. Mark@MarkZaid.com
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Mark S. Zaid@MarkSZaidEsq9 Nov 2020
Today we filed #FOIA request on behalf of @NoahShachtman of @thedailybeast to @USGSA for disclosure of docs pertaining to certification of @JoeBiden's presidential election victory. We cannot compel agency action, but we can ensure transparency. Litigation will follow as needed
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Mark S. Zaid@MarkSZaidEsq14 Oct 2020
We ran into same thing in #FOIA lawsuit for @JMadisonProject & @bradheath. How #embarrassing that @TheJusticeDept ignores official Presidential "statements" yet at same time seeks to further private concerns of First Family.
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NEW: @MarkSZaidEsq, @BradMossEsq, & @JoshGerstein filed a FOIA lawsuit against DOJ, CIA, ODNI, DOD, State, & Treasury for access to information on which Obama & Trump officials made "unmasking" intel requests from January 2016 through now. @DCExaminer washingtonexaminer.com/news/…
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Mark S. Zaid@MarkSZaidEsq28 May 2020
Now @ODNIgov joined the fray and denied us expedited processing. Welcome to the #FOIA lawsuit!
Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) profile pictureMark S. Zaid@MarkSZaidEsq28 May 2020
Today we learned @StateDept denied our clients' @JMadisonProject & @joshgerstein expedited processing. The ten day period elapses on Friday, June 5th. Congratulations @SecPompeo, you just earned yourself yet another #FOIA lawsuit!
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Mark S. Zaid@MarkSZaidEsq28 May 2020
Today we learned @StateDept denied our clients' @JMadisonProject & @joshgerstein expedited processing. The ten day period elapses on Friday, June 5th. Congratulations @SecPompeo, you just earned yourself yet another #FOIA lawsuit!
Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) profile pictureMark S. Zaid@MarkSZaidEsq27 May 2020
But @RichardGrenell clearly states names of senior officials who requested #unmasking does not jeopardize sources or methods. We filed #FOIA requests today for @JMadisonProject & @joshgerstein for all officials' names from 2016 to now who requested unmaskings. In 10 days we sue.
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Mark S. Zaid@MarkSZaidEsq27 May 2020
But @RichardGrenell clearly states names of senior officials who requested #unmasking does not jeopardize sources or methods. We filed #FOIA requests today for @JMadisonProject & @joshgerstein for all officials' names from 2016 to now who requested unmaskings. In 10 days we sue.
Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) profile pictureSara A. Carter
@SaraCarterDC26 May 2020
#NEW FULL LETTER: @RichardGrenell tells @MarkWarner his request last week to declassify and publicly release the underlying intelligence reports in which Obama officials "unmasked" the identity of former national security advisor Michael Flynn would jeopardize sources and methods
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Mark S. Zaid@MarkSZaidEsq27 May 2020
Today, we filed #FOIA requests for @JMadisonProject & @joshgerstein to ensure these now unclassified transcripts are publicly released. If they're not released within ten days, we file our lawsuit. #Transparency
Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) profile pictureMaggie Haberman
@maggieNYT26 May 2020
"The documents include transcripts of phone calls that then-incoming National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak had in December 2016, during the presidential transition period." foxnews.com/politics/grenell…
Grenell declassifies slew of Russia probe files, as Ratcliffe takes helm as DNI

Grenell declassifies slew of Russia probe files, as Ratcliffe takes helm as DNI

Richard Grenell has declassified a new batch of Russia probe documents on his way out as acting director of national intelligence, leaving the decision on whether to make those files public up to...

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Brad Heath@bradheath27 Sep 2019
This is a pretty remarkable filing. DOJ is arguing to a federal court that what the White House told the public wasn't true. assets.documentcloud.org/doc…
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Brad Heath@bradheath13 Sep 2019
WHITE HOUSE: The President ordered the "immediate declassification" of Carter Page FISA documents. DOJ: Actually, he didn't. US: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Let's have some discovery. Latest in our FOIA lawsuit with @JMadisonProject:
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New filing in Trump FISA info #FOIA case: Memorandum in opposition to motion usatoday.com/documents/64054…
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Mark S. Zaid@MarkSZaidEsq30 Jul 2019
Our efforts on behalf of @bradheath/@USATODAY once again prove fruitful. What say you @POTUS?
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Josh Gerstein
@joshgerstein29 Apr 2019
So, you know how Trump told Hannity Friday that more #FISA declassifications are coming. Well, Justice Department says no process for further declassification is underway, per @JMadisonProject in a #FOIA suit for @bradheath. Doc: politi.co/2J4ZWNN
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Mark S. Zaid@MarkSZaidEsq5 Mar 2019
We filed most comprehensive #FOIA lawsuit yet abt foreign attacks on our diplomats in #Cuba & #China, as well as #Russia. Plaintiffs are @adamentous & @JMadisonProject but @MarkSZaidPC also represents nearly dozen US govt victims. Read Complaint here: docdro.id/1eg5Vil
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Brad Heath@bradheath20 Dec 2018
Latest in the long and strange legal saga by @USATODAY and @JMadisonProject to dig into President Trump's claim that his wires were tapped ->
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New filing in Trump FISA info #FOIA case: Reply to opposition to motion documentcloud.org/documents/…
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New filing in Trump FISA info #FOIA case: Reply to opposition to motion documentcloud.org/documents/…
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Brad Heath@bradheath19 Oct 2018
DOJ says it plans to file a classified response to the lawsuit @usatoday and @JMadisonProject filed seeking access to FISA surveillance of Carter Page.
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Mark S. Zaid@MarkSZaidEsq7 Sep 2018
This is our #FOIA lawsuit on behalf of @JMadisonProject & @joshgerstein. Disappointing.
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Mark S. Zaid@MarkSZaidEsq16 Aug 2018
Replying to @MarkSZaidEsq @BradMossEsq
"The FBI therefore can no longer assert a Glomar response to Plaintiffs’ demand for that record." Sweet #FOIA victory.
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