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New Fred Wertheimer Piece in the Hill: A Constitutional Convention would be a constitutional crisis — states must say no

October 3, 2025|Op Eds |Constitution  Constitutional Convention  Democracy Reformby Dave Wagner

In his new piece in the Hill, Fred Wertheimer warns that the push for an Article V Constitutional Convention is a coordinated and well-funded campaign […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Dave Wagner /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Dave Wagner2025-10-03 17:02:312025-10-03 18:03:57New Fred Wertheimer Piece in the Hill: A Constitutional Convention would be a constitutional crisis — states must say no

An Open Letter Rejecting Presidential Attacks on Nonprofit Organizations

September 23, 2025|Op Eds |Constitution  Constitutional Convention  Democracy Reformby Dave Wagner

We are a coalition of nonprofit and nonpartisan organizations formed to champion causes dear to all Americans. We work in communities across the country to […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Dave Wagner /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Dave Wagner2025-09-23 18:29:212025-10-03 17:08:54An Open Letter Rejecting Presidential Attacks on Nonprofit Organizations

NBC News: In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court ‘s handling of Trump cases

September 5, 2025|News, Op Eds, Press Releases |John Roberts  Supreme Court  TrumpWatchby Dave Wagner

“Federal judges are frustrated with the Supreme Court for increasingly overturning lower court rulings involving the Trump administration with little or no explanation, with some worried […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Dave Wagner /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Dave Wagner2025-09-05 14:57:522025-09-05 15:04:21NBC News: In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court ‘s handling of Trump cases

Federal Judge and U.S. Attorney’s Office Detailed Reasons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s Sex-Crimes Felony Convictions and Her 20-Year Sentence

September 2, 2025|Op Eds, Press Releases |Ghislaine Maxwell  Jeffrey Epstein  TrumpWatchby Dave Wagner

By Fred Wertheimer President, Democracy 21 On December 29, 2021, a federal jury found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of five felony counts, including conspiracy to transport […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Dave Wagner /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Dave Wagner2025-09-02 18:00:422025-09-04 17:49:22Federal Judge and U.S. Attorney’s Office Detailed Reasons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s Sex-Crimes Felony Convictions and Her 20-Year Sentence

Fred Wertheimer In Slate: “There’s Only One Conclusion to Draw From Trump’s Newfound Leniency for Ghislaine Maxwell”

August 21, 2025|Op Eds, Press Releases |Ghislaine Maxwell  Jeffrey Epstein  TrumpWatchby Terri Ritter

The following op-ed by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer was published on Slate: Read on Slate or below: Slate  |  8/14/25 There’s Only One Conclusion […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Terri Ritter /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Terri Ritter2025-08-21 00:38:392025-08-21 00:50:25Fred Wertheimer In Slate: “There’s Only One Conclusion to Draw From Trump’s Newfound Leniency for Ghislaine Maxwell”

The Mar-a-Lago Documents Case – Do Trump’s Own Words Convict Him?

June 8, 2023|Op Eds, Press Releases |Mar-a-Lago Documents  TrumpWatchby Jackie Howell

The publicly known evidence in the Mar-a-Lago documents case keeps growing, and some of the strongest evidence has come from former President Donald Trump himself, […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Jackie Howell /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Jackie Howell2023-06-08 15:17:482023-06-08 15:17:48The Mar-a-Lago Documents Case – Do Trump’s Own Words Convict Him?

Eisen, Kolb, Wertheimer Op-Ed: The Mar-a-Lago Classified Docs Case Keeps Getting Worse For Trump

May 30, 2023|Op Eds, Press Releases |Mar-a-Lago Documents  TrumpWatchby Jackie Howell

The potential case the Justice Department could bring against former President Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation “is becoming clearer and potentially more damning […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Jackie Howell /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Jackie Howell2023-05-30 14:14:492023-06-07 10:55:38Eisen, Kolb, Wertheimer Op-Ed: The Mar-a-Lago Classified Docs Case Keeps Getting Worse For Trump

Joscelyn, Eisen, & Wertheimer On Just Security: How Trump’s CNN Town Hall Remarks Put Him In Greater Legal Peril For The Jan. 6 Investigations

May 12, 2023|Op Eds, Press Releases |Jan. 6  TrumpWatchby Jackie Howell

During CNN’s town hall on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump made multiple incriminating remarks about his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Tom Joscelyn, Amb. […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Jackie Howell /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Jackie Howell2023-05-12 18:32:292023-06-07 10:56:12Joscelyn, Eisen, & Wertheimer On Just Security: How Trump’s CNN Town Hall Remarks Put Him In Greater Legal Peril For The Jan. 6 Investigations

Eisen, Stanton, & Wertheimer Op-Ed On CNN: The Incompetence Of George Santos’s Alleged Crimes

May 11, 2023|Op Eds, Press Releases |George Santos  House Republicans  Kevin McCarthyby Jackie Howell

Representative George Santos (R-NY) was indicted on Wednesday on 13 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and making false statements to Congress. […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Jackie Howell /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Jackie Howell2023-05-11 21:09:062023-06-07 10:56:27Eisen, Stanton, & Wertheimer Op-Ed On CNN: The Incompetence Of George Santos’s Alleged Crimes

Eisen, Stanton, Watt Op-Ed: A New Clue In The Fani Willis Investigation In Georgia

April 24, 2023|Op Eds, Press Releases |2020 Election  Georgia  TrumpWatchby Jackie Howell

“This is just the latest example of lawyers tied to the Trump probes being accused of potential wrongdoing.” Ambassador Norman Eisen (ret.), Joshua Stanton, and Siven Watt […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Jackie Howell /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Jackie Howell2023-04-24 12:41:482023-06-07 10:56:39Eisen, Stanton, Watt Op-Ed: A New Clue In The Fani Willis Investigation In Georgia
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