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Trump illegally asked Russia to help him win in 2016. He shouldn’t get away with it – Wertheimer & Eisen in USA Today

Enclosed for your information is an op-ed entitled “Trump illegally asked Russia to help him win in 2016. He shouldn’t get away with it,” by D21 President Fred Wertheimer and former chief Obama White House ethics counsel Norman Eisen, which was published in USA Today on January 2, 2019. According to the piece: In asking […]

Democracy 21 Files DOJ Complaint Against Acting AG Whitaker For Failing To Recuse From Mueller Investigation

In a complaint sent today to the Justice Department Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer said that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker has violated his professional and ethical obligations by rejecting the advice he received from the Department’s designated ethics officials. The officials said that Whitaker should recuse himself from overseeing […]

Trump’s “Anything Goes” Ethics & A Real Reform Opportunity Begins In 2019

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | December 20, 2018 “President Trump views the presidency as a vehicle for putting as much money as he can into his own pocket. And his ‘anything goes’ ethics has given us the most ethically-challenged administration in our times.” House Democrats are getting ready to introduce a historic package of democracy […]

Leading The Battle For Sweeping Reforms

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | December 13, 2018 “As we begin the fight next month to revitalize our democracy, we are very fortunate to have future Speaker Nancy Pelosi leading the effort.” With the deal announced yesterday that ensures Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will become House Speaker in the new Congress, the stage is set […]

Sixty-Five Organizations Urge House Members To Support Historic Democracy Reforms

In a letter sent to Representatives today, sixty-five organizations called on House Members to support the comprehensive package of democracy reforms that House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has committed to bring to the floor as the first order of business in the new Congress. The sixty-five organizations are members of the Declaration for American Democracy […]

House Democrats and Nancy Pelosi waste no time, announce bill tackling America’s corrupt campaign finance system – NBC News op-ed

Enclosed for your information is an op-ed by Fred Wertheimer entitled “House Democrats and Nancy Pelosi waste no time, announce bill tackling America’s corrupt campaign finance system,” published in NBC News Think on December 8, 2018. Read the full piece here or below. House Democrats and Nancy Pelosi waste no time, announce bill tackling America’s […]

Reform Is Not For The Short-Winded

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | December 6, 2018 “From the day he took office, President Trump has served as a poster child for the need to strengthen the rules that protect the integrity of our democracy.” House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced at a press conference last week that when the new Congress begins in […]

Old Congress – New Congress

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | November 29, 2018 “The dissidents have not raised questions about Rep. Pelosi’s skills or capabilities, and there is a good reason why. No one among House Democrats can compete with her on the merits.” By an overwhelming vote of 203-to-32, House Democrats yesterday voted to continue Rep. Nancy Pelosi as […]

Trump’s Tirades & Whitaker’s Bias

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | November 15, 2018 “President Trump’s continuing irresponsible attacks against the Mueller investigation show the importance of the work that is being done by the many organizations in our coalition to protect the investigation. “ This morning, President Trump tweeted allegations against the Mueller investigation that can only be described as […]

Democracy 21 Says In Letter To Acting AG Whitaker That He Must Recuse Himself From Oversight Of Mueller Investigation

Democracy 21 Says In Letter To Acting AG Whitaker That He Must Recuse Himself From Oversight Of Mueller Investigation In a letter sent to Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker today, Democracy 21 called on Whitaker to recuse himself “from any involvement in the investigation being conducted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into Russian interference in […]