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Statement Of D21 President Fred Wertheimer On Senate Introduction Of DISCLOSE Act

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today reintroduced the DISCLOSE Act to continue his decade-long effort to end secret contributions, or “dark money,” from being spent in […]

The Legal Walls Are Closing In On Trump

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | February 16, 2023 The legal walls are closing in on former President Donald Trump as a multitude of legal threats […]

Trump’s Hush Money; Jim Jordan Leads Weaponization Of Congress; And More

  Fred’s Weekly Note returns next week. In the meantime, catch up on these recent op-eds: ✔️ Trump’s Hush Money Is News Again. Here’s Why We Should […]

Eisen, Perry, & Wertheimer: Trump’s Hush Money Is News Again. Here’s Why We Should Care.

A criminal investigation of former President Donald Trump being restarted by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, and discussed in a new book by one of his former prosecutors, […]

Op-Ed: Jim Jordan Showed On His First Day How Unfit He Is To Lead The House Judiciary Committee

This week, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) gaveled in the first hearing in what he promised will be a crusade against the Biden Administration: “[W]e won’t […]

Trump Made Lying Acceptable For Millions; It’s Time For It To Stop

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | February 2, 2023 Children are often told the story of George Washington telling his father, “I cannot tell a lie. […]

Pence Document Case Shows It’s Time for New Protocols

This op-ed appeared in Newsweek. Pence Document Case Shows It’s Time for New Protocols By: Norman Eisen, Joshua Stanton, and Fred Wertheimer  This week, we […]

MAGA Extremists Are “Weaponizing” The House

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | January 26, 2023 On Tuesday, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis indicated that a special grand jury has recommended multiple […]

House Discharge Petition Could Be The Key To Dealing With Debt Ceiling Crisis

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | January 19, 2023 We knew this was coming. Last year, there were signals that Congress would have to deal with increasing […]

39 GOP Freshmen Vote To Gut A House Ethics Office & Jim Jordan Plans His Hypocritical Attacks

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | January 12, 2023 They came to Washington last week ready to represent the constituents who had given them the honor […]