FBI Reports No Administrative Records Relating to Dr. Bradley Foerster for July 2016–January 2017 Russia-Gate FOIA Request
On June 18, 2026, the FBI responded to a Freedom of Information Act request seeking existing administrative records relating to Dr. Bradley Foerster during the period July 1, 2016 through January 20, 2017 in connection with allegations concerning Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election.
The request did not seek investigative files or substantive records. Rather, it sought only existing administrative metadata—including any intake, assessment, referral, or Guardian-entry records—that might document the earliest stages of any FBI involvement.
The FBI stated that it conducted a search of its Central Records System but was unable to identify responsive records for the requested period and closed the request.
The response does not establish when the FBI's acknowledged investigation began. It establishes only that the Bureau did not identify responsive administrative records for the period July 1, 2016 through January 20, 2017 after conducting its search.
Accordingly, the publicly documented chronology of the FBI's involvement remains incomplete as additional records continue to be produced in Foerster v. U.S. Department of Justice, No. 1:25-cv-03277-CJN.
Exhibit 1 – June 18, 2026 FBI FOIA Response Regarding July 1, 2016–January 20, 2017 Administrative Records
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Related Material
The Origins of the FBI Investigation: FOIA Requests Seek Administrative Metadata Concerning July 2016–January 2017
This earlier post explains the narrowly tailored FBI FOIA requests seeking existing administrative metadata—including intake, assessment, referral, and Guardian-entry records—to better understand the earliest documented stages of the Bureau's involvement.
Selected Reporting
- From Mentor to Federal Investigation: The Dr. Eva Feldman Documentary Chronology
- July 26 Documentary Notice and Documentary Chronology Transmitted to City Attorney Kaur, Mayor Taylor, City Administrator Dohoney, and Police Chief Anderson Concerning Ann Arbor Police Department Investigations, Related City Proceedings, and Federal Investigations Involving Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou (2015–2026).
- July 7 Documentary Notice to University of Michigan Vice President and General Counsel Timothy G. Lynch Concerning University and Law Enforcement Investigations Involving Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou (2015–2026). July 8 UM Announces Lynch Leaving.
- 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
- The Institutional Fingerprint of the FBI Russia-Gate File: Referrals, Consults, Intelligence Reports, and the June 16, 2026 FBI Production
- Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou Document More Than Two Years of Unsuccessful Efforts to Trace Bank of Ann Arbor's $1.4 Million Sheriff's Sale Credit Bid (June 2026)
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 active in the Montgomery County Medical Society and the Takoma Park U.S. & World History Book Club.