The Trump Foundation-Pam Bondi scandal - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
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In March 2016, CREW discovered that the Trump Foundation had broken the law by giving an illegal $25,000 contribution to a political group supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. This would set off an investigation which would lead to one of the biggest stories of the year. Here’s how it...
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We're tracking the status of each of the indictments against Trump and his co-defendants.
on Nov 15
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The House Ethics Committee must publicly release the investigative report and findings from its investigation into whether Rep. Matt Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct and obstructed investigations into his conduct, according to a letter sent to the committee by CREW. The House Ethics Committee...
on Nov 14
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CREW has tallied every public conflict of interest the Trump has racked up during his presidency, and updates the numbers daily. The results are staggering.
on Nov 12
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The Federal Election Commission fined Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point Action $18,000 for failing to disclose its donors.
on Nov 1
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As part of Donald Trump and his allies’ nationwide effort to undermine the 2020 presidential election, 84 total fake electors across seven states signed false electoral certificates claiming that Trump won the election in their states. As of June 2024, fake electors from Arizona, Georgia,...
on Oct 28
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The Supreme Court is in the midst of a legitimacy crisis. Chief Justice John Roberts should implement an ethics reference panel.
on Oct 21
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The Georgia State Election Board's last-minute changes to election rules are an attack on democracy, even if they do not succeed.
on Oct 18
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As the Supreme Court stakes out an ever-growing role for itself in resolving questions on divisive and politically charged issues, it has become increasingly important for Congress to bring the balance of power back to the people’s representatives and ensure that the justices are held to the...
on Oct 9
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CREW has requested records showing the costs behind the state-sponsored website “Florida Cares," which opposes reversing the abortion ban.
on Sep 25
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CREW is suing the Department of Justice for records related to the now-closed criminal investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz, including the DOJ’s decision not to charge Gaetz despite reports suggesting an abundance of evidence that he likely violated sex-trafficking laws.
on Sep 20
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Just months after Trump took office, a $20 million loan balance to a South Korean company that was controlled by the state-owned Korea Development Bank appears to have dropped by $15.5 million. The timing and available information raises questions about whether Trump got more than $15 million in...
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Throughout his time in the White House, Donald Trump likely benefited from $13.6 million in payments from foreign governments.
on Sep 18
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John McEntee, Stephen Miller, Jeffrey Clark, Richard Grenell, and Kash Patel are reportedly poised for highly influential appointments.
on Sep 17
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Georgia State Election Board's 11 proposed new election rules or amendments would bring chaos and confusion to the Georgia election.
on Sep 16
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Judge Cannon should be reassigned in the federal classified documents case against former President Trump if her decision is reversed.
on Sep 3
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Here’s what to know about his pre-sentencing process in New York, and what type of sentence Trump could face.
on Sep 1
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Since January 6, 2021, 1,782 corporate and industry group PACs have donated more than $100 million to members of the Sedition Caucus.
on Aug 27
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CREW obtained Donald Trump’s 2024 public financial disclosure, which he is required to file as a candidate for federal office.
on Aug 16
Election certification under threat - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
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35 rogue election officials across the country have already refused to certify election results and may be in a position to do so again.
on Aug 13
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Filling these positions is necessary to ensure the executive branch has the expertise needed to detect and combat corruption.
on Aug 13
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Trump's 500th visit to one of his properties was a meeting with donors at Trump Hotel in Washington today ahead of his speech at the RNC.
on Jul 31
Improving our democracy - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
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Guaranteeing the right to vote, revisiting redistricting rules, and correcting power imbalances would go a long way to improve our democracy.
on Jul 26
What Democracy Looks Like - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
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This eight-part democrecy reform report, What Democracy Looks Like, is CREW’s blueprint for an ethical, accountable government.
on Jul 26
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Any information regarding civil service employees with the authority to implement Schedule F or any ties to conservative groups planning to implement it, should be made public.
on Jul 25
Justice Alito must resign - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
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In the wake of the sustained crisis of institutional legitimacy facing the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito must resign.
on Jul 24
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The private prison behemoth GEO Group became the first corporation whose PAC maxed out to former President Donald Trump’s campaign in late February.
on Jul 23
CREW statement on Judge Cannon ruling - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
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Judge Cannon ruling the appointment of the Special Counsel was unconstitutional is a lawless, outlier decision.
on Jul 15
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas must be investigated for his failure to properly disclose a series of expensive travel gifts that he accepted from billionaire and political mega-donor Harlan Crow.
on Jul 7
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Alito’s commitments to impartiality and abiding by the highest ethical standards during his confirmation hearings stand at odds with his failure to recuse despite the clear conflicts at play in cases related to January 6th and the 2020 election.
on Jun 26
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The FBI and Department of Justice should investigate whether Donald Trump violated the law by promising political favors, if re-elected, to the oil and gas industry in exchange for $1 billion in campaign donations.
on Jun 25
Bankrolling the Big Lie - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
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We're scoring companies’ support for democracy based on how much they are giving to members who have done the most to undermine it.
on Jun 5
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Trump has repeatedly promised to weaponize the federal government during a second administration by pursuing revenge, retaliation and retribution against his political enemies.
on May 26
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The FEC should reject a proposal that would benefit wealthy donors who engage in political activity through large financial contributions.
on May 20
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The FBI’s real-time reports escalated from detailed and unconcerned to urgent and distressed, then may have paused altogether during the most critical hours of the insurrection.
on May 14
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Trump should be investigated for making false statements about debts owed to his Chicago business on his public financial disclosure reports.
on May 12
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The FEC must investigate whether Trump’s campaign illegally attempted to hide settlement payments by routing payments through third parties.
on May 10
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Many of the same companies professing a commitment to their employees’ rights to access abortion are funding the elected officials seeking to limit or end abortion access.
on May 2
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Trump's Truth Social going public means that buying influence over Trump could be easier than ever, raising national security concerns.
on Apr 15
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Presidents should not be beyond reproach and allowed to exist and operate above the law.
on Apr 8
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Not once has a Republican FEC commissioner voted to approve any investigation or enforcement of the law against Trump.
on Apr 4
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SCOTUS will hear a case challenging an obstruction provision that has been used to charge over 332 January 6th defendants including Trump.
on Mar 16
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Take a look at Federal Protective Service senior officials' internal text messages as they prepped for and responded to January 6th.
on Mar 13
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Trump’s corruption has always brought a threat to national security because he viewed the office of the president as one of self-service.
on Mar 2
Should Doug Mastriano be investigated for his involvement in the January 6th insurrection?
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Since becoming a Waldorf Astoria in 2022, GOP spending at the largely unchanged luxury hotel in the Old Post Office building has all but disappeared.
on Feb 5
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Schedule F would strip tens of thousands of federal workers of merit-based civil service protections, allowing politically-motivated firings.
on Jan 25