Press Releases Archive
President Trump: There Are No Do-Overs In Real Golf Or In Your Glowing Praise Of The Mueller Report Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Golfers know that when they are playing for real there are no do-overs. No mulligans are allowed. Similarly, there are no do-overs allowed for President Trump in his glowing praise […]
Democracy 21 Files DOJ Complaint Against Attorney General Barr D21 President Calls on DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility to Find AG Barr Engaged in Improper Conduct by Explosively Asserting, Without Evidence, ‘Spying’ by FBI and DOJ on Trump Campaign In a complaint sent today to the Justice Department Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), Democracy 21 […]
Attorney General Barr Abused His Office To Provide Unsubstantiated Ammunition For President Trump Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Yesterday, Attorney General William Barr recklessly abused his powerful position by claiming that the government had spied on the Trump campaign during the 2016 election. In making this assertion, Barr parroted Republican talking points, not […]
Enclosed for your information are remarks by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer, delivered at the April 4, 2019 rally to demand that Attorney General Barr release the complete Mueller report. Remarks at Nobody Is Above The Law Rally to Demand Attorney General Barr Send Complete Mueller Report to Congress Remarks of Democracy 21 President Fred […]
Democracy 21 Applauds Introduction Today by Senator Tom Udall with 46 Cosponsors of the Senate Companion Bill to H.R. 1 Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 applauds the introduction today of the Senate companion bill to H.R. 1, historic reform legislation recently passed by the House. The Senate version was introduced today […]
Attorney General Barr’s Letter on No Obstruction has No Credibility Barr Predetermined His Views on Obstruction Ten Months Ago, Before He Was Attorney General Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Attorney General Bill Barr decided his position on the obstruction of justice issue nearly a year ago at a time when, as a private […]
The House today passed H.R. 1, historic reform legislation to repair our broken political system and revitalize our democracy. H.R. 1 includes far-reaching reforms to address Washington corruption, voter suppression, extreme partisan gerrymandering and abuse of public office for private financial gain. The three-to-five year battle to enact this unprecedented package of reforms now moves […]
Enclosed for your information is a letter sent by Democracy 21 to Members of Congress today urging their support for amendment 124 to be offered by Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) on H.R. 1. The amendment would close major loopholes in the prohibition on spending by foreign interests to influence U.S. elections. According to the letter: [T]he […]
Enclosed for your information is a letter sent by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer and Democracy 21 Counsel Donald Simon to Representatives today, regarding H.R. 1 and in response to a letter dated March 6, 2019 sent by the ACLU. Read our full letter below or here. March 7, 2019 Re: Response to ACLU Letter […]
H.R. 1, the For the People Act, sponsored by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) and cosponsored by 234 Representatives, is on the floor of the House starting today. The bill is unprecedented democracy reform legislation that addresses campaign finance, voting rights, partisan redistricting and government ethics problems. Enclosed for your information is a series of materials […]
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