Press Releases Archive

Wertheimer Statement: Justice Department’s IG Report Provides No Basis for Trump to Challenge Legitimacy of Mueller Investigation

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Justice Department’s IG Report Provides No Basis for Trump to Challenge Legitimacy of Mueller Investigation Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The Department of Justice’s Inspector General report is highly critical of former FBI Director James Comey for violating DOJ rules in the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails. The report shows that Comey’s improper […]

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Democracy 21 Files FEC Comments Calling For Broad Ad Disclaimer Regulations

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Democracy 21 Files FEC Comments Calling For Broad Ad Disclaimer Regulations Democracy 21 today filed comments in a rulemaking proceeding at the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to urge the agency to adopt new regulations that broaden the requirements for the use of “disclaimers” to identify the sponsors of campaign-related ads on the Internet. The rulemaking […]

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Democracy 21 Strongly Supports Effort Announced by Congressional Leaders Today to Enact Democracy Reforms

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Democracy 21 Strongly Supports Effort Announced by Congressional Leaders Today to Enact Democracy Reforms Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 strongly supports the democracy reforms announced today to repair our broken political system. The “A Better Deal for Our Democracy” proposals developed by reform leaders in Congress address fundamental problems that are […]

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25 Organizations Endorse Essential Democracy Reforms Announced Today by Congressional Leaders

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25 Organizations Endorse Essential Democracy Reforms Announced Today by Congressional Leaders Our organizations strongly endorse the “A Better Deal for Our Democracy” reform package announced today and developed by reform leaders in Congress to pursue essential democracy reforms to repair our broken political system. We look forward to the reform battles that lie ahead to […]

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Governance Experts Call On Speaker Paul Ryan to Publicly Oppose Threats by Reps Meadows and Jordan to Impeach Deputy AG

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Governance Experts Call On Speaker Ryan to Publicly Oppose Threats by Reps Meadows and Jordan to Impeach Deputy AG In a letter sent today to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer and Ambassador (Ret.) Norman Eisen, chief White House ethics lawyer, 2009-11, urged Speaker Ryan to publicly oppose demands being made by […]

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Trump, Meadows and Jordan Collude to Obstruct Special Counsel Investigation Involving Trump

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Trump, Meadows and Jordan Collude to Obstruct Special Counsel Investigation Involving Trump President Donald Trump, Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) are colluding to obstruct and potentially give Trump control over Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s criminal investigation in which Trump is a subject. In recent days, Meadows and Jordan have threatened to […]

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Senate Judiciary Committee Ignores Majority Leader McConnell, Reports Bill to Protect Special Counsel Mueller

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Senate Judiciary Committee Ignores Majority Leader McConnell, Reports Bill to Protect Special Counsel Mueller Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 strongly commends the bipartisan majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee for reporting out important legislation today to protect Special Counsel Mueller from being fired without good cause. Democracy 21 offers special praise […]

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Watchdog Groups Call for Prompt Passage of Legislation to Protect Mueller, Warn that Firing Rosenstein Crosses a Red Line

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Watchdog Groups Call for Prompt Passage of Legislation to Protect Mueller, Warn that Firing Rosenstein Crosses a Red Line In a letter sent to members of Congress, 16 watchdog groups and experts expressed deep concerns about President Trump’s attacks on Special Counsel Robert Mueller and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees the Mueller investigation. […]

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27 Reform Groups and Experts Urge Congress to Act Promptly to Pass the Bipartisan Honest Ads Act

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27 Reform Groups and Experts Urge Congress to Act Promptly to Pass the Bipartisan Honest Ads Act In a letter sent to Senators and Representatives today, 27 reform organizations and experts called on Members to support the Honest Ads Act, bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate (S.1989) by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mark Warner (D-VA) […]

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D21 President Fred Wertheimer Statement on Facebook: CEO Zuckerberg & Facebook will bear responsibility if foreign election intervention using Facebook happens again

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CEO Zuckerberg And Facebook Will Bear Responsibility For Foreign Election Intervention Using Facebook If That Happens Again In The 2018 Elections Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer It is clear beyond any reasonable doubt that Russia intervened in the 2016 presidential election. There is also no question that the Russian intervention could not have […]

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