Press Releases Archive

How a Biden win can sink one of McConnell’s top priorities – Wertheimer op-ed in CNN

An op-ed by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled, “How a Biden win can sink one of McConnell’s top priorities,” which was published by CNN on August 31, 2020. According to the piece: Joe Biden’s acceptance of the Democratic nomination for President has brought him closer to accomplishing a mission he started 47 years ago: […]

Fred Wertheimer on NPR: Attorney General Barr Has Been Acting As A Political Operative

“He has been operating as a political operative and a campaign aide to the President, rather than as Attorney General of the United States,” Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer told NPR in a segment from National Public Radio’s Morning Edition which aired today, August 28, 2020. According to the report, since early June, Barr has done […]

D21 President Fred Wertheimer: President Trump Corrupted the Durham Investigation Today

President Trump Corrupted the Durham Investigation Today Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer President Trump today plainly corrupted the criminal investigation being led by U.S. Attorney John Durham into the origins of the 2016 Justice Department investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. In an interview with Fox News today, Trump made […]

D21 Sends Letter Following Up on Aug. 10 Call for Senate Ethics Committee Investigation of Senators Johnson and Grassley

Democracy 21 Sends Letter Today Following Up on August 10th Call for Senate Ethics Committee Investigation of Senators Johnson and Grassley Letter Includes New Report with Detailed Background Information Supporting Request to Determine if Russian Agents are Laundering Biden Disinformation Campaign Through Senators Johnson and Grassley and the Committees They Chair Democracy 21 sent a […]

D21 Calls for Senate Ethics Committee Investigation Into Whether Russian Agents are Laundering Biden Disinformation Through Sens. Johnson and Grassley

Democracy 21 Calls for Senate Ethics Committee Investigation to Determine if Russian Agents are Laundering Biden Disinformation Campaign Through Senators Johnson and Grassley   Democracy 21 sent a letter to the Senate Ethics Committee today calling for an investigation by the Committee into whether Russian agents are laundering a disinformation campaign against Democratic presidential candidate […]

Wertheimer Open Letter to US Attorney Durham Calling on Him to Comply with DOJ Policy on Not Influencing Elections

In Open Letter, Democracy 21 President Calls on U.S. Attorney John Durham to Comply with DOJ Policy and Not Issue Report or Bring Indictments at this Late Stage of Presidential Election   Enclosed for your information is an open letter that Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer sent to U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut […]

Wertheimer Statement on the 55th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is one of the most important documents in American history. It stripped away the artificial barriers erected to prevent African Americans and other people of color from exercising their sacred right to vote. The right to vote is at the heart of our system of representative government and ingrains […]

U.S. Attorney Investigating “Unmaskings,” Discussed on Hill Yesterday, Has Blatant Conflict of Interest

U.S. Attorney Chosen by Barr to Investigate “Unmaskings” Has Blatant Conflict of Interest U.S. Attorney John Bash, Discussed In House Judiciary Committee Hearing Yesterday, Is Part Of Barr’s Partisan Effort To Help Re-Elect Trump At yesterday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing, Attorney General William Barr testified that he had assigned Texas U.S. Attorney John F. Bash […]

Wertheimer op-ed in NBC Think: William Barr is a disgrace to his office. It’s time America understands why

An op-ed by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled, “Trump crony Barr’s 2020 House testimony is a big opportunity for Democrats,” was published in NBC Think on July 28, 2020.

D21 Calls on Senate Intel Committee to Investigate Possible Russian Influence over Senate HSC Investigation of Biden

Democracy 21 Calls on Senate Intelligence Committee to Investigate Possible Russian Influence on Senate Homeland Security Committee Investigation of Biden and his Son Democracy 21 sent a letter to the Acting Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee today calling on them to immediately investigate possible Russian disinformation influence in the Senate Homeland […]