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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 Attempting to Thwart Special Counsel Investigation

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FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | MAY 3, 2018 “The President’s effort to interfere with a criminal investigation of his own activities is like the behavior of despots all over the world who believe they are above the law.” President Donald Trump, Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) are colluding to obstruct and […]

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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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Rosenstein impeachment articles are gross abuse meant to sabotage Mueller Russia probe – USA Today op-ed by Fred Wertheimer & Norman Eisen

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Enclosed for your information is an op-ed entitled “Rosenstein impeachment articles are gross abuse meant to sabotage Mueller Russia probe” by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer and Norman Eisen, former chief White House ethics counsel to President Obama. The piece was published here in USA Today on May 2, 2018. ——- Rosenstein impeachment articles are […]

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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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GOP Reps Meadows, Jordan & Nunes Have Discredited The House With Their Improper Conduct

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FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | APRIL 19, 2018 “Like President Trump, Meadows, Jordan, and Nunes have shown disdain for the rule of law, disdain for our law enforcement system, and disdain for our constitutional system of government.” Key House Republicans are out to sabotage Mueller’s Russia investigation at any cost. Representatives Mark Meadows (R-NC) and […]

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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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