We challenge ethics abuses and abuses of office in the executive branch and Congress. We file complaints, request investigations, develop and advocate legislation and make public cases to hold public officials accountable for improper actions.
- We filed complaints at the Justice Department against former Attorney General Jeff Sessions calling for his recusal from the Russia investigation. The complaints helped lead to his recusal and to the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
- We filed five complaints at the Justice Department against Attorney General Barr for his repeated biased actions to support President Trump. The complaints also challenged Barr’s repeated violations of Justice Department norms, standards and rules designed to carry out the Department’s mission of providing impartial justice for all Americans.
- We filed a complaint against Rep. Devin Nunes, then chairman of the House Intelligence Committee for violating House ethics rules.
- We advocated legislation to strengthen the ethics laws for the executive branch and Congress and to strengthen the enforcement of ethics and campaign finance laws.
A Lawless President
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Ethics & Accountabilityby DianeGroups Urge House Committees to Hold Multiple Public Hearings to Bring Mueller Report to Life
|Press Releases |Ethics & Accountabilityby DianeBringing the Mueller Report to Life
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Ethics & Accountabilityby DianeArchibald Cox and Robert Mueller
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Ethics & Accountabilityby DianeUnfit to Serve: The Case Against William Barr – Wertheimer op-ed in Medium
|Op Eds |Barr Watch Ethics & Accountability Executive Branch In the Newsby DianeTrump’s Ongoing War On Congressional Oversight
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Ethics & Accountabilityby DianeTrump and McConnell Play Dangerous Games With Democracy
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Ethics & Accountabilityby DianeTrump’s Attacks on the Constitution
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Ethics & Accountabilityby DianeD21 Calls on DOJ OPR to Ensure AG Barr’s Recusal from Active Mueller-Related Cases
|Press Releases |Barr Watch Ethics & Accountabilityby DianeWertheimer: Speaker Pelosi Has Set House Democrats On A Road That May Lead To Trump’s Impeachment
|Op Eds |Ethics & Accountabilityby Jackie HowellAttorney General Barr’s Indefensible Performance
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Barr Watch Ethics & Accountabilityby Jackie HowellMueller Report Opens Door For Civil Enforcement By Federal Election Commission
|Press Releases |Ethics & Accountabilityby Jackie HowellAttorney General Barr Shills For President Trump Today As He Undermines The Rule Of Law And Destroys His Own Credibility
|Press Releases |Barr Watch Ethics & Accountabilityby Jackie HowellWertheimer Statement: Trump Gets No Do-Overs In His Glowing Praise Of The Mueller Report
|Press Releases |Ethics & Accountabilityby DianeDemocracy 21 Files DOJ Complaint Against Attorney General Barr
|Press Releases |Barr Watch Ethics & Accountability Legal Activitiesby Diane