Spending at Trump golf courses by Secret Service
| Tracking # |
20171641 |
| Submitted | May 22, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Josh Israel
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
1. Receipts, invoices, emails and other documents pertaining to payments and/or reimbursements by the Secret Service or other federal government entity to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminister, New Jersey from January 1, 2017 until the date this request is processed.
2. Receipts, invoices, emails and other documents pertaining to payments and/or reimbursements by the Secret Service or other federal government entity to Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Virginia from January 1, 2017 until the date this request is processed.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. I am an editor and reporter with ThinkProgress, an online publication covering politics and policy in Washington, DC.
If my request is denied in whole or part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the act. I will also expect you to release all segregable portions of otherwise exempt material. I, of course, reserve the right to appeal your decision to withhold any information or to deny a waiver of fees.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Judd Legum
Editor, ThinkProgress.org
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From: FOIA
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File Numbers: 20171640 and 20171641
Dear Requester:
This letter is intended to acknowledge the receipt of your recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, received by the United States Secret Service (Secret Service) on May 22, 2017, for information pertaining to:
File Number 20171640: Receipts, invoices, emails and other documents pertaining to payments and/or reimbursements by the Secret Service or other federal government entity to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminister, New Jersey from January 1, 2017 until the date this request is processed; and
File Number 20171641: Receipts, invoices, emails and other documents pertaining to payments and/or reimbursements by the Secret Service or other federal government entity to Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Virginia from January 1, 2017 until the date this request is processed.
Please be advised, provisions of the Act allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. We shall charge you for the records in accordance with Interim FOIA regulations as they apply to "media" requesters. The first 100 pages of duplication are free of charge. As a "media" requester, you will be charged .10 cents a page for the duplication of each additional page.
Furthermore, the submission of your request is considered a firm commitment, by you, to pay all applicable duplication and search time costs charged, under 6 C.F.R., Chapter I, Part 5 ยง 5.11, up to $25.00. A search for files responsive to your request is being conducted. The appropriate components of the Secret Service are being queried for responsive documents. If any responsive records are located, they will be reviewed for a disclosure determination. You will be contacted before any additional fees are accrued.
Due to the increasing number of FOIA requests received by this office, we may encounter some delay in processing your request. Per Section 5.5(a) of the FOIA regulations, 6 C.F.R, Part 5, the Secret Service processes FOIA requests according to their order of receipt.
Your request has been assigned FOIA File Numbers 20171640 and 20171641. We solicit your cooperation and assure you that the search will be conducted as expeditiously as possible.
To check the status of your FOIA request, please contact this office at (202) 406-6370. Please use the file number indicated above in all future correspondence with this office.
Thank You,
Freedom of Information Act & Privacy Act Program
United States Secret Service
245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5
Washington, DC 20223
Phone: (202) 406-6370
Fax: (202) 406-5586
Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV<mailto:Foia@usss.dhs.gov>
All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.
From: FOIA
Dear Requester,
Please see the attached letter regarding the status of your FOIA/PA request. If you have any questions in regard to this matter, please contact this office at (202) 406-6370.
Thank You,
Freedom of Information Act & Privacy Act Program
United States Secret Service
245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5
Washington, DC 20223
Phone: (202) 206-6370
Fax: (202) 406-5586
Email: FOIA @USSS.DHS.GOV
All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.
From: Josh Israel
It appears you sent me the wrong attachment. The letter responds to a Politico FOIA.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #20171641.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #20171641.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #20171641.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #20171641.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: United States Secret Service
Dear Requester,
Please see the attached letter regarding the status of your FOIA/PA request. If you have any questions in regard to this matter, please contact this office at (202) 406-6370.
Thank you,
Freedom of Information Act & Privacy Act Program
United States Secret Service
245 Murray Lane, SW, Building T-5
Washington, DC 20223
Phone: (202) 406-6370
Fax: (2020 406-5586
Email: FOIA@USSS.DHS.GOV
All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it.
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