Wertheimer Political Report, February 5, 2026
DEMOCRACY 21 President Trump Hits the Trifecta Trifecta One: Trump provided an unprecedented influence-money case of huge, private financial benefit begetting huge U.S. government return to […]
Press Releases Archive
500+ Organizations, Including D21, Condemn Political Violence And Stand Together Against Trump’s Threats To Nonprofit Groups
|Press Releases |TrumpWatchby Terri RitterThe following open letter, signed by more than 500 organizations including Democracy 21, was released this week: We the undersigned unequivocally condemn the murder of […]
NBC News: In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court ‘s handling of Trump cases
|News, Op Eds, Press Releases |John Roberts Supreme Court TrumpWatchby Dave Wagner“Federal judges are frustrated with the Supreme Court for increasingly overturning lower court rulings involving the Trump administration with little or no explanation, with some worried […]
Federal Judge and U.S. Attorney’s Office Detailed Reasons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s Sex-Crimes Felony Convictions and Her 20-Year Sentence
|Op Eds, Press Releases |Ghislaine Maxwell Jeffrey Epstein TrumpWatchby Dave WagnerBy Fred Wertheimer President, Democracy 21 On December 29, 2021, a federal jury found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of five felony counts, including conspiracy to transport […]
Fred Wertheimer In Slate: “There’s Only One Conclusion to Draw From Trump’s Newfound Leniency for Ghislaine Maxwell”
|Op Eds, Press Releases |Ghislaine Maxwell Jeffrey Epstein TrumpWatchby Terri RitterThe following op-ed by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer was published on Slate: Read on Slate or below: Slate | 8/14/25 There’s Only One Conclusion […]
D21 On Senate Introduction Of The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
|Press Releases |John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act voter suppression Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellStatement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 applauds the Senate introduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (S. 4), led […]
Report: How Chief Justice Roberts & Former Justice Kennedy Knowingly Misrepresented Court Precedent To Justify Increasing Legalized Corruption
|Press Releases |Citizens United John Roberts McCutcheon Money In Politics Supreme Courtby Jackie HowellPDF Version Democracy 21 Education Fund Report How Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts and Former Justice Kennedy Knowingly Misrepresented Court Precedent to Justify Increasing […]
SCOTUS To Hear Challenge To Limits On Political Party Spending
|Press Releases |Campaign Finance Laws Money In Politics Supreme Courtby Jackie HowellD21 President Fred Wertheimer: “This Court is on a path that is completely hostile to campaign finance laws.” The Supreme Court announced Monday that it […]
Statement Of D21 President Fred Wertheimer On Juneteenth
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellJuneteenth is an important opportunity to recommit ourselves to the ongoing work to build and protect a democracy that truly includes everyone. While this day […]
D21 On House GOP Effort To Restrict Enforcement Of Court Contempt Citations Against Trump & His Officials
|Press Releases |Courts House Republicans TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellStatement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The provision in the House Republicans’ reconciliation bill to restrict the ability of the federal courts to enforce […]
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