Democracy 21 is a leading watchdog organization that is tracking and challenging the improprieties of Attorney General William Barr. We have filed seven complaints with the Inspector General and the Office of Professional Responsibility at the Justice Department calling for investigations into Barr’s misuse and abuse of his office to protect, defend and promote the personal political interests of President Trump. We have published articles and issued statements challenging Barr’s failure to carry out the core mission of the Justice Department “to administer fair and impartial justice for all Americans.” We have documented a record that shows Barr is serving as a political adviser and campaign aide for President Trump rather than serving the American people as the nation’s chief law enforcement officer. We have demonstrated that William Barr is unfit to serve as the Attorney General of the United States.

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D21 Letter Calls on US Attorney Durham to Resist Any AG Barr Effort to Improperly Use Durham Investigation

In its second open letter, Democracy 21 calls on U.S. Attorney John Durham to resist any effort by AG Barr to misuse Durham’s investigation to improperly assist Trump’s re-election.

Trump Snaps His Fingers And Barr Comes Running

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | September 10, 2020 “Barr is a disgrace. He continues to show that he is dangerous and unfit to serve as Attorney General of the United States.” Attorney General William Barr demonstrated again this week that he is owned and operated by President Trump. When Trump snaps his fingers, Barr comes […]

Fasten Your Seatbelts

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | September 3, 2020 “Trump has been joined in his efforts to delegitimize the presidential election by Attorney General William Barr, who is grossly abusing the powers of his office to serve as a Trump partisan political operative.” It has been clear for some time that President Trump is working to […]

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 […]

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 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 Files 7th DOJ Complaint Against AG Barr, Requests Investigation of US Attorney Berman’s Removal

Democracy 21 Files Seventh DOJ Complaint Against AG Barr for Failing to Comply with DOJ Norms, Standards and Rules Complaint Calls for Investigation by IG and OPR of Circumstances Surrounding Removal of SDNY US Attorney Berman Democracy 21 filed a complaint today with the Inspector General and the Office of Professional Responsibility at the Department […]

D21 Files 6th DOJ Complaint Against AG Barr, This Time for Appointing Former Trump Aide to Lead Criminal Investigation into Obama Administration ‘Unmasking’

Democracy 21 Files Sixth DOJ Complaint Against AG Barr, This Time for Appointing Former Trump White House Aide to Lead Criminal Investigation into Obama Administration ‘Unmasking’ Complaint Says Barr Should Not Have Opened Investigation Just Months Before Presidential Election and Bash Should Not Be Leading the Investigation Democracy 21 filed a complaint today with the […]