“Though it may be tempting to do so, it is a mistake to assess the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation of Donald Trump by comparing its relative severity with those of myriad other crimes possibly committed by him,” Ryan Goodman and Andrew Weissmann write in The New York Times today. “That is not how state and federal prosecutors […]
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and James Comer (R-KY), Chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, recently announced their intention to arrange a congressional delegation to visit January 6 inmates being held in the Washington, DC jail. Both Greene and former President Donald Trump have portrayed these inmates as “political prisoners.” However, Tom Joscelyn, […]
“While bringing a felony case presents complexities, DA Bragg is to be applauded for taking the matter seriously.” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is apparently on the verge of charging former President Donald Trump regarding hush money payments that may have affected the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. In a new report, part of […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | March 16 , 2023 Former President Donald Trump tried to steal the 2020 presidential election and in the process did enormous damage to our democracy and the integrity of our elections. It increasingly looks like Trump might just finally be held accountable for his attacks on our democracy, his […]
As Capitol Hill investigators who have worked for both parties, Paul Michel, Tom Joscelyn, and Norm Eisen see Rep. Jim Jordan’s far-right snipe hunt as a mockery. The efforts of Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) subcommittee hunting for “whistleblowers” on the supposed “weaponization” of government have so far have been a bust, Paul Michel, Tom Joscelyn, […]
“Tucker Carlson tried to rewrite the history of Jan. 6, 2021, and utterly failed,” Tom Joscelyn writes in a powerful op-ed published on POLITICO. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy gave the Fox News host exclusive media access to more than 40,000 hours of U.S. Capitol Police security footage. Last week Carlson began airing cherry-picked portions of the video on […]
“Having tried and failed to interfere in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump’s allies are now attempting to interfere with the ongoing grand jury investigation into that earlier misconduct,” Ambassador Norman Eisen (ret.) and Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer write in an op-ed published today on Slate. The Republican-led Georgia House approved a bill this week that […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | March 9 , 2023 Dominion Voting Systems has provided a public service for the American people. As a result of its pending defamation lawsuit against Fox News, Dominion has laid bare the extraordinary con game that Fox carried out in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election and that continues today. Fox elevated and […]
Statement Of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer We are deeply saddened by the passing today of Common Cause President Karen Hobert Flynn. Karen also served as a member of the Democracy 21 board of directors. Karen was an extraordinary individual, a deeply committed person, and a uniquely skilled, tough-minded, and powerful leader in the […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | March 2, 2023 Kevin McCarthy got the votes he needed to become House Speaker in January by giving the extremist wing of House Republicans pretty much everything they wanted. In doing so, he empowered the most extreme of these House Republicans, including Representatives Jim Jordan, Scott Perry, James Comer, Marjorie […]
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