Tinubu Seeks Court Order to Block FBI, DEA Records Release
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has filed a request with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to block the release of additional Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) records concerning him.
This request was made in response to a case initiated by American researcher Aaron Greenspan, who is seeking records under the Freedom of Information Act related to Tinubu and others from federal investigations dating back to the late 1980s and early 1990s. Tinubu's lawyers argue that the withheld information is protected by privacy laws and that the FBI and DEA have already provided thousands of documents, albeit with some redactions.
They contend that the remaining information sought by Greenspan is protected under FOIA Exemption 7(C) and the Privacy Act. The lawyers also referenced a previous ruling that did not mandate the release of all information in responsive files.
The amended response was filed on October 1, 2026.
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