FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | MARCH 22, 2018 “We were successful in keeping out any new campaign finance riders from the final bill.” One of the many fights that took place in reaching a final $1.3 trillion Omnibus Appropriations bill this week was a concerted effort by the reform community to keep damaging campaign finance […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | MARCH 8, 2018 “If Members who supported the tax bill were really interested in balancing the budget, they never would have voted to unbalance the budget by $1.5 trillion.” The national news these days is dominated by Trump stories – the Russia Probe, Trump and his Administration’s ethics abuses, stories […]
In a letter sent today (March 1, 2018) to members of Congress, 24 reform groups and watchdogs strongly urged members to oppose all campaign finance riders from being included in the final FY18 Omnibus Appropriations legislation. One potential rider would demolish the Johnson amendment, which prevents 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations from engaging in campaign activities. More […]
This piece was first published here in The Hill on February 14, 2018. ————————- Chairman Nunes, answer the question Fred Wertheimer | 02/14/18 In recent weeks House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes has been asked a simple question by a member of the Intelligence Committee and by the media: Did members of his staff work […]
Enclosed for your information is an opinion piece entitled “Trump, Ryan and McConnell, stop ignoring your oaths,” by Fred Wertheimer, Democracy 21 President, and Norman Eisen, President Obama’s “Ethics Czar” from 2009-2011. This piece was published on CNN Opinion on February 22, 2018. According to the piece: It’s long past time for Trump, Ryan and […]
In a letter sent today to House Speaker Paul Ryan, fourteen reform groups and watchdogs expressed their deep concern about Ryan’s failure “to take any action to prevent Russia from interfering in our elections in 2018, as Russia plainly did in 2016.” The letter charged that Ryan has “failed to protect the nation’s security, the […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | FEBRUARY 8, 2018 “Speaker Ryan, your failure to move any legislation towards passage and thus your failure to help protect the integrity and security of our elections is indefensible and inexcusable.” Yesterday, NBC News reported that the U.S official responsible for protecting our elections from hacking confirmed that the Russians “successfully penetrated the […]
Strike Two for Chairman Nunes’ Efforts to Provide Cover for President Trump Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The Nunes memo publicly released today represents the second attempt by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, a Trump transition official, to provide cover for President Trump’s indefensible actions. Like the first attempt, this effort will […]
Watchdogs Challenge Nunes Memo that Trump Reportedly May Use to Get Rid of Deputy AG Rosenstein, A Key Player in Russia/Trump Investigation Watchdogs also Call on Speaker Ryan to Remove Nunes from Any Further Participation in Russia/Trump Investigation Sixteen watchdog groups and individuals sent a letter to House Speaker Ryan today challenging the so-called “Nunes […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JANUARY 24, 2018 “It is way past time for Speaker Ryan to completely remove Chairman Nunes from the irresponsible role he is playing in the Russia investigation.” President Trump’s allies in Congress are doing everything they can to undermine the Special Counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential […]
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