List: Every US official and institution lobby firm Von Batten tagged over the Tinubu drug records case

Lobby firm tags Trump, FBI Chief, Fox News and 30 others in Tinubu drug records post

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has made his most direct legal intervention yet in the long-running American court battle over his alleged drug trafficking records — filing papers in the US District Court for the District of Columbia arguing that his right to privacy outweighs the Nigerian public’s interest in knowing his law-enforcement background, even ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

In a development that immediately went viral across Nigerian social media, Washington DC lobbying firm Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C. — which has been driving the public disclosure campaign — posted an update on X disclosing that Tinubu had “finally admitted that the dispute involves criminal records concerning him” and had pleaded with the court to block their release. The firm’s post concluded with a pointed five-word message directed at Nigerians: “Nigerians, this is your President.”

LIST: Every Individual and Institution Von Batten Tagged in Its Post

In a striking escalation of its public pressure campaign, the firm tagged the following individuals and institutions directly in its post — a clear attempt to draw the attention of American political, media and law enforcement power to the case:

US Government Officials and Agencies:

1. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
2. Vice President JD Vance (@JDVance)
3. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (@SecRubio)
4. White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles (@SusieWiles47 / @SusieWiles)
5. FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash)
6. The Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept)
7. The FBI (@FBI)
8. The DEA (@DEAHQ)
9. The State Department (@StateDept)
10. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (@AsstSecStateAF)

Congressional Leaders and Committees:
11. Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz)
12. Senator Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley)
13. Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin)
14. Representative Brian Mast (@RepBrianMast)
15. Representative Greg Steube (@RepGregSteube)
16. Representative John James (@RepJames)
17. Representative Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan)
18. Representative Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin)
19. House Foreign Affairs Committee — Republican Majority (@HouseForeignGOP)
20. House Foreign Affairs Committee (@HouseForeign)
21. Senate Foreign Relations Committee — Democrats (@SFRCdems)
22. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (@SenateForeign)
23. House Judiciary Committee (@HouseJudiciary)
24. House Judiciary Committee — Republican Majority (@JudiciaryGOP)
25. The Republican Party (@GOP / @Republicans)

Indiana State Officials:
26. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (@AGToddRokita)
27. Indiana Governor Mike Braun (@GovBraun)
28. Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales (@SOSDiegoMorales)
29. @tmhuston
30. Indiana House Republicans (@INHouseGOP)
31. Indiana Republican Party (@indgop)

Media Personalities and Outlets:
32. Fox News (@FoxNews)
33. Washington Post (@washingtonpost)
34. Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune)
35. Indianapolis Star (@indystar)
36. Joe Rogan (@joerogan / @joeroganhq)
37. Sean Hannity (@seanhannity)
38. Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle)
39. Judge Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine)

The Core Legal Arguments

Tinubu’s legal team argued that his right to privacy — even as a sitting head of state — outweighs the public’s interest in obtaining his law enforcement records under FOIA. His team further argued that the records are being sought specifically “to influence politics in a foreign nation” — in other words, to damage his 2027 reelection prospects. His lawyers maintained he was never criminally charged, indicted or convicted, and that the 1993 forfeiture of $460,000 in funds connected to him was a civil matter.

Von Batten countered that Tinubu’s own filing effectively concedes the records are criminal in nature — a significant shift from his longstanding position that the matter was purely civil.

The case, pursued by transparency advocate Aaron Greenspan since 2023, now awaits Judge Beryl Howell’s ruling on whether the records must be released, partially withheld or sealed permanently. Judge Howell’s August 28 deadline — described pointedly as “and no later” — has passed, meaning the court’s next move could determine whether Nigerian voters see these records before January 2027.