Following a renewal of the FOIA request in 2022, NARA indicated they had identified approximately 5,138 email messages, 25 electronic files, and 200 pages that would need processing for the request.
"The Committee on the Judiciary is conducting oversight of how and to what extent the Executive Branch has coerced and colluded with companies and other intermediaries to censor speech."
Emails reveal that the Department of Justice (DOJ) intervened for U.S. Attorney David Weiss in congressional matters relating to the Hunter Biden investigation.
"Your indictment and prosecution implicate substantial federal interests, and the circumstances surrounding your actions raise serious concerns about whether they are politically motivated."
The demand is for "documents and communications related to the Judiciary Committee's and Weaponization Select Subcommittee's investigation into major banks sharing Americans’ private financial data with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) without legal process for transactions made in the Washington, D.C., area around Jan. 6, 2021."
Johnson stated, “These statements reveal an attempt to limit public access to certain communications directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially in violation of federal record keeping requirements.”