President Trump’s August: The Manic, Panicked President
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | August 16, 2018 “President Trump likes to talk about his base, but the reality is that the President’s base is […]
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D21 files Justice Department complaint requesting investigation of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
|Press Releases |Enforcement Ethics & Accountability Executive Branch Legal Activitiesby DianeIn a complaint filed today with the Public Integrity Section of the Department of Justice (DOJ), Democracy 21 called on Public Integrity to investigate whether […]
Major Reform Opportunities Follow Major Scandals in Washington
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Ethics & Accountability Executive Branchby DianeFRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | August 10, 2018 “Since he became President, Trump has presided over the most corrupt and unethical administration in modern memory.” […]
Watchdogs File Supplemental Information with Office of Congressional Ethics Re Complaint Filed Against Rep. Jim Jordan
|Press Releases |Congress Ethics & Accountability Legal Activitiesby DianeToday, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer and former White House chief ethics lawyer Norman Eisen (2009-2011) sent a letter to the Office of Congressional Ethics […]
Federal Law Prohibits the “Solicitation” from a Foreign Source that Occurred with Regard to the June 9, 2016 Trump Tower Meeting
|Press Releases |Ethics & Accountability Executive Branch Money In Politicsby DianeFederal law prohibits a person from soliciting contributions, including in-kind contributions, from foreign nationals in connection with a federal election. The prohibition on soliciting a […]
President Trump Hits the Panic Button, Publicly Interferes with Mueller Investigation and Manafort Trial
|Press Releases |Ethics & Accountability Executive Branchby DianePresident Trump has hit the panic button. In calling on Attorney General Sessions yesterday to shut down the Mueller investigation, of which he is a […]
Protecting The Mueller Investigation Means Defending Rosenstein, Too
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Ethics & Accountability Executive Branchby DianeFRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | August 2, 2018 “It is essential that both Mueller and Rosenstein be forcefully defended at every step of the way.” […]
GOP Reps.’ Attack On Rosenstein Is An Attempt To Undermine Mueller Investigation – CNN op-ed by Wertheimer & Eisen
|Op Eds |Congress Ethics & Accountabilityby DianeEnclosed for your information is an op-ed entitled “GOP Reps.’ Attack On Rosenstein Is An Attempt To Undermine Mueller Investigation,” by Democracy 21 President Fred […]
President Trump’s Dangerous Poll Numbers
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Ethics & Accountability Executive Branchby DianeFRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | July 26, 2018 “President Trump is currently paying a big price with the American people for his irrational and often […]
Statement: Reps. Meadows & Jordan Recklessly Pervert Impeachment Process to Play Irresponsible Partisan Political Games
|Press Releases |Congress Ethics & Accountabilityby DianeRepresentatives Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) in filing articles of impeachment yesterday against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein are recklessly perverting the Constitution’s […]
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