Press Releases Archive

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

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 […]

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

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, […]

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

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 […]

Trump’s Request For A Special Master In Mar-a-Lago Case Is “Unprecedented” And “Manifestly Frivolous”, Former Republican Officials, Including Federal Prosecutors And DOJ Officials, Write In Amicus Brief Filed In Florida Case

Regardless of one’s political views, it is clear that there is no legal support for former President Donald Trump’s request for a special master to […]

D21 Urges Senate To Make Important Changes To Electoral Count Reform Act To Ensure It Can Effectively Prevent Future Efforts To Steal The Presidency

“Given how close former President Trump came to overturning the 2020 election, there is no room for error in the reform legislation.” – D21 President […]

D21 Testimony On Reforming the Electoral Count Act

  View Democracy 21’s testimony in a PDF   Testimony of Fred Wertheimer, President, Democracy 21   On Reforming the Electoral Count Act  Submitted to Senate […]

Wertheimer On NBC Think: Trump Proved Flawed 19th-Century Election Laws Are Ticking Time Bombs

Congress has an opportunity to finally fix the flawed Presidential Election Day Act of 1845 and the Electoral Count Act of 1887. It can’t fail. […]

NEW! Highlights Of Evidence Revealed In Jan. 6 Hearings Released Today On Just Security

Criminal Evidence Tracker Details Key Witness Testimony Received To Date By Jan. 6 Committee A new Criminal Evidence Tracker: Highlights, published on Just Security, offers highlights of key evidence […]

NEW! Jan. 6th Hearing Scheduled For Thursday, July 21. When/Where To Watch, Plus Background And Resources

  “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. […]

Statement Of D21 President Fred Wertheimer On Collins/Manchin ECA Reform Proposal Released Today

A bipartisan group of Senators, led by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), released their proposal today to reform seriously flawed 19th-century laws […]