new york coalition nonprofit group monday sue u.s. department homeland security obtain log visitors president donald trump home lawsuit accuse secret service maintain log violate law ignore several request list visitors white house trump tower manhattan mar-a-lago estate palm beach florida monday complaint file manhattan federal court citizens responsibility ethics washington crew knight first amendment institute columbia university national security archive archive researcher kate doyle plaintiffs request log federal freedom information act similar litigation crew 2009 prompt obama administration disclose white house visitor log delay basis accord complaint lead release 5.99 million record spokesman homeland security department oversee secret service say department discuss pending litigation lawsuit report early washington post website white house visitor log available go dark trump become president page read `` page update post record white house visitors ongoing basis become available `` several democratic lawmakers last month call trump republican make log public many foia lawsuits federal agencies file washington rather new york august 2013 federal appeal court washington say congress intend authorize foia requesters obtain record indirectly secret service could obtain directly president decision involve request conservative group judicial watch record white house visitors seven months write chief judge merrick garland whose supreme court nomination obama never act upon congress federal judge manhattan use garland opinion guidance need follow case doyle et al v. u.s. department homeland security u.s. district court southern district new york 17-02542. group sue obtain white house visitor log