The Washington Examiner has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for documents about the agency’s costly renovation of its office building.
The Examiner reports:
The Examiner filed a civil complaint against the CFPB under the federal Freedom of Information Act following eight months of bureau refusals to release its financial and design records of the renovation of its Washington headquarters.
The suit was filed this morning in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Judicial Watch, the nonprofit government watchdog group, filed the complaint on behalf of the Examiner …
"Documents to explain why a government bureau is spending so lavishly on renovations to its headquarters are exactly the kind of information the FOIA is meant to make available to taxpayers," said Examiner Executive Editor Mark Tapscott.
The bureau's plans have come under fire in Congress as costs for renovation have soared from $55 million to $139 million.