Press Releases Archive

Former Republican Officials, Including Top DOJ Officials And Former Federal Prosecutors, File Amicus Brief Supporting Government’s Appeal Of Special Master Ruling In Mar-a-Lago Documents Case

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The District Court erred and “abandoned the fundamental principle that no one is above the law.” Last month’s court order by federal District Judge Aileen Cannon authorizing a special master in the Mar-a-Lago documents case “repeatedly granted the plaintiff in this case, former President Donald J. Trump, procedural rights and protections that are not afforded […]

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NEW! Jan. 6th Hearing Scheduled For Thursday, October 13. When/Where To Watch, Plus Background And Resources

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  “This is deadly serious. This is American democracy. This story deserves more attention. It’s a primetime story, but it’s not a one-and-done special movie. This is real life. This is democracy under the microscope.” – Robert Costa, Investigative Reporter, CBS News NEXT HEARING: Thursday, October 13, at 1 p.m. Eastern This is expected to be the […]

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Electoral Count Reform Act Reported Today By Senate Rules Committee In 14-1 Vote Is Essential Legislation To Protect Against Another Presidential Coup Attempt

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Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 (ECRA) that reforms antiquated 19th-century laws governing the presidential election process is essential and urgently needed legislation to help ensure that any future Trump-like presidential coup attempt will not succeed. Democracy 21 applauds the Senate Rules Committee, led by Chairwoman Amy […]

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Eisen/Wertheimer In Just Security: Was DeSantis Shipping Migrants To Martha’s Vineyard A Crime?

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“The treatment of the Migrants who were transported from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard has gripped the nation. There can be little doubt that it was wrong,” Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.) and Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer write in a detailed analysis of the recent actions of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis published today in Just Security. In a […]

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Democracy 21 Applauds House Passage Of The Presidential Election Reform Act

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Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 applauds the House of Representatives and the Representatives who voted today to pass the Presidential Election Reform Act that will close dangerous loopholes in our presidential election laws. We especially applaud the commitment and hard work of the legislation’s main sponsors, Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and […]

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Democracy 21 Strongly Urges House To Pass Lofgren-Cheney Presidential Election Reform Act To Reform Antiquated 19th-Century Laws Governing Presidential Election Process

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Democracy 21 today strongly urged House Members to vote for H.R. 8873, the Presidential Election Reform Act (PERA), introduced by Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Liz Cheney (R-WY). The legislation is expected to come to the House floor on Wednesday. This legislation provides for essential reforms to two antiquated 19th-century laws that govern the presidential […]

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D21 Strongly Urges Senate To Pass The DISCLOSE Act That Requires Public Disclosure Of Large Donors To Dark Money Groups

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Democracy 21 today strongly urged the Senate to vote to invoke cloture and support enactment of S. 4822, the DISCLOSE Act, when it comes to the floor this week. The DISCLOSE Act would require 501(c)(4) dark money groups which spend money in federal elections to promptly disclose donors who have given $10,000 or more during […]

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Former Republican Officials, Including Top Federal Prosecutors And DOJ Officials, Support Government’s Request For A Partial Stay In Mar-a-Lago Documents Case; Amicus Brief Filed In DOJ’s Emergency Appeal

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The District Court in Florida erred in its decision granting a special master in the Mar-a-Lago documents case and the Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit should allow the Government full access to the classified documents retrieved from Mar-a-Lago for its criminal investigation, according to an amicus brief filed last night supporting the Government’s emergency motion. Further, […]

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Eisen/Wertheimer: DOJ Focus On Classified Docs In Appeal Of Special Master Ruling Is Shrewd Move That Will Protect National Security

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The DOJ strategy means “the most legally odious and dangerous aspects of the court’s order can be immediately challenged and hopefully quickly overturned.” On Thursday, the Justice Department announced it would appeal Judge Aileen Cannon’s order blocking criminal investigators from using the classified documents seized last month from former President Donald Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago […]

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Eisen/Wertheimer Op-Ed: Judge Cannon’s Flawed Special Master Ruling And The “Weighty Decision” Facing DOJ Regarding An Appeal

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Yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon granted former President Donald Trump’s request for a special master to review the documents seized at the court-approved search of Mar-a-Lago last month.  This, Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.) and Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer write today in Slate, “was in some ways not a surprise. … though, we […]

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