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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | July 20, 2023 This week, congressional Democrats made clear their determination to fight for as long as it takes to enact essential voting rights and other democratic reforms. At a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced the reintroduction of the […]
Statement of D21 President Fred Wertheimer “It is inexplicable and indefensible that the Supreme Court has failed to adopt the same kind of ethics code that applies to every other part of our government.” On Thursday afternoon, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (S. 359) by a Democratic party-line […]
The investigations into former President Donald Trump and his allies’ attempts to undermine the results of the 2020 election continue to gain strength and the emergence of an inquiry in Arizona holds special significance, Joshua Kolb, a former law clerk on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer write in a new op-ed on MSNBC. […]
Democracy 21 today strongly urged Senators and Representatives to support the Freedom to Vote Act, historic voting rights legislation that is being reintroduced today in the Senate and House. “The Freedom to Vote Act is historic legislation that provides a holistic and comprehensive approach to fixing our broken political system and repairing our corrupt campaign […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | July 13, 2023 After a more than six-hour mark up in the House Administration Committee on Thursday, the Republican-led committee, on a party-line vote, approved H.R. 4563, the ACE Act. The full House is expected to vote on the measure before the August recess. This so-called American Confidence in Elections […]
A model prosecution memorandum (or “pros memo”), published today on Just Security, assesses federal charges Special Counsel Jack Smith may bring against former President Donald Trump for alleged criminal interference in the 2020 presidential election. The deeply researched 264-page pros memo concludes that there likely is sufficient evidence to obtain and sustain a conviction of Trump for his […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | July 6, 2023 The Supreme Court is a seriously damaged institution. A recent Quinnipiac poll found that just 30 percent of voters approved of the Supreme Court, the lowest approval rating since they began asking this question. Nearly 7 of 10 voters said they believe the Court is “mainly motivated by […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | June 22, 2023 For some inexplicable reason, the Justices on the Supreme Court have strongly resisted applying the same ethics rules to themselves that apply to all other federal judges. It is as if they are saying to the American people, “Don’t worry, trust us. We would never do anything […]
On June 13, 2023, former President Donald Trump was indicted on 37 felony counts related to his handling of classified documents. The former President has pleaded not guilty. The federal charges were brought by the Justice Department, led by Special Counsel Jack Smith. Here are key facts in the case: #1. According To The Indictment, Trump Knowingly […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | June 15, 2023 With the historic 37-count indictment of former President Donald Trump in Florida last week in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, Trump has now been indicted twice. He currently faces two more potential criminal indictments. The first indictment, filed by the Manhattan District Attorney in April for falsifying business records and other crimes […]
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