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The Debt Ceiling Limit & Other Obsolete Congressional Rules That Need To Change

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | May 18, 2023 Many congressional rules are relics of the past that need to be changed to bring Congress into […]

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

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. […]

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

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. […]

George Santos Is The Poster Child For The Trump Era

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | May 11, 2023 On Wednesday, Rep. George Santos (R-NY) was arrested and charged with 13 federal crimes – seven counts of wire […]

Elections And Democracy Under Siege

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | May 4, 2023 Former President Donald Trump and his coup plotters failed when they tried to steal the 2020 election. […]

Rising Suppression: Voices. Voters. Books.

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 27, 2023 Attacks on our democracy are rising, led by efforts to suppress voices, voters, and even books. Voices […]

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

“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 […]

The Damage Fox News Has Done To Our Democracy

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 20, 2023 After former President Donald Trump, Fox News apparently did more than anyone else to promote and spread the false […]

Former GOP Members Of Congress And Former Prosecutors, Government Attorneys, And Legal Experts File Amicus Brief Supporting Manhattan DA Bragg’s Motion For Injunctive Relief To Quash Subpoena In Case Brought Against Rep. Jim Jordan

Jordan’s incursion into the functioning of the Manhattan DA’s office is “egregious and unconstitutional overreach.” Twenty-one individuals, including four Republican former Members of Congress; Cyrus […]

A Dangerous Anti-Democracy Movement In The U.S. Is Growing Stronger

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 13, 2023 A dangerous anti-democracy movement is rapidly growing in the ranks of Republican officeholders and activists. It was […]