Ethics & Accountability


We are challenging ethics abuses and transparency issues and demanding accountability from Congress and the Executive Branch, because that’s what the American people deserve.

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The Man Who Ruined the Senate: Meet Mitch McConnell – Wertheimer op-ed

Enclosed for your information is an op-ed entitled, “The Man Who Ruined The Senate: Meet Mitch McConnell,” by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer, published on […]

The Supreme Court’s Critical Test

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JUNE 20, 2019 “If the Supreme Court rules 5-to-4 in favor of obvious Republican partisan interests in these two cases […]

Lawless President Recklessly Invites Foreign Countries to Interfere in U.S. Elections – Wertheimer Statement

President Trump’s comment yesterday that he sees nothing wrong with accepting opposition research from a foreign country seeking to influence our elections, shocking as it […]

A Lawless President

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JUNE 13, 2019 “President Trump is a lawless, authoritarian President and a direct and unprecedented threat to our constitutional system […]

Groups Urge House Committees to Hold Multiple Public Hearings to Bring Mueller Report to Life

In a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) today, national groups that worked to protect the Mueller investigation urged a number of House […]

Bringing the Mueller Report to Life

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JUNE 6, 2019 “The congressional committee hearings in the coming weeks will provide the American people with the true story […]

Unfit to Serve: The Case Against William Barr – Wertheimer op-ed in Medium

Enclosed for your information is an op-ed entitled “Unfit to Serve: The Case Against William Barr,” by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer. The piece was […]

Trump’s Ongoing War On Congressional Oversight

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | MAY 22, 2019 “In the end, this is likely to end up in the Supreme Court and provide a profound […]

Trump and McConnell Play Dangerous Games With Democracy

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | MAY 16, 2019 “Trump and McConnell will bear the ultimate responsibility for any foreign interference in the 2020 elections and […]