DOJ Confirms 500+ Page FBI File on Dr. Bradley Foerster in Russia-Gate FOIA Litigation — March 4, 2026
Background on the FOIA Request
Dr. Bradley Foerster submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the FBI in January 2023 seeking records maintained under his name. The FBI assigned an estimated release date in 2028, which remained in place following an administrative appeal challenging the delay.
Dr. Foerster subsequently sought assistance from President Biden concerning the delayed production. The FBI continued to identify 2028 as the estimated release date.
After President Trump returned to office, the FBI again advised that the estimated release date remained in 2028 and asked Dr. Foerster to narrow the scope of his request. Dr. Foerster narrowed the request to records concerning Russia-Gate-related matters. Despite that narrowing, the FBI continued to identify more than 500 pages of potentially responsive records.
Dr. Foerster subsequently filed Foerster v. U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Action No. 1:25-cv-03277-CJN, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
March 4, 2026 Joint Status Report
On March 4, 2026, Dr. Foerster and the Department of Justice filed a Joint Status Report addressing the FBI’s processing of the narrowed Russia-Gate-related request.
The filing placed into the federal-court record that the FBI had identified more than 500 pages of potentially responsive records. It therefore documented both the existence and substantial scope of the FBI material responsive to the narrowed request.
The Joint Status Report also reflected that additional time was required for FBI processing and contemplated further production of the responsive records.
Subsequent record: Later FBI productions and court filings further defined the responsive material as approximately 522 pages of records together with responsive audio media. That later development is noted here to distinguish the completed production record from the 500-plus-page estimate documented in the March 4 filing.
The March 4, 2026 Joint Status Report is reproduced below as filed with the Court.
Selected Reporting
- Bradley Foerster Submits 140-Exhibit, 1,121-Page Documentary Chronology to FBI for Supervisory Review of the Investigation Involving Dr. Bradley Foerster, Dr. Myria Petrou, and Duaa Altaee
- From One FBI File to a Legislative Proposal: Peter and Maria Foerster Ask Senator Van Hollen's Office and Congressman Jamie Raskin to Consider a Uniform Administrative Framework for Federal Investigations
- Eva Feldman Documentary Chronology: 139 Exhibits on NIH R01NS082304, University Proceedings, and Federal Investigation — No Response Received
- Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou Send Ann Arbor Officials Documentary Chronology on AAPD and Related Federal Investigations — No Response Received
- Timothy Lynch Documentary Chronology: 63 Exhibits on University of Michigan Office of General Counsel, University Investigations, and Law Enforcement — No Response Received
- Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou Documentary Chronology: 8 Exhibits Document More Than Two Years of Efforts to Trace Bank of Ann Arbor's $1.4 Million Sheriff's Sale Credit Bid — No Response Received
Brad Foerster, MD PhD
Brad Foerster is a FOIA advocate documenting requests, transparency disputes, and accountability investigations involving public agencies, universities, police oversight, and Russia-Gate related inquiries. His work compiles original documents, timelines, and analysis of public records and institutional responses. Brad is also a board-certified radiologist, author of Town & Gown, and has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles. Brad lives in Potomac, Maryland with his family and is a member of the Montgomery County Medical Society and the Takoma Park U.S. & World History Book Club.