Ethics & Accountability


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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 of government, our democracy, and the rule of law.” President Donald Trump’s comments yesterday that he sees nothing wrong with accepting opposition research from a foreign country seeking to influence […]

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 Committees to hold hearings to educate the American people on the findings of the Mueller report. The groups included Action Group Network, American Oversight, Center for American Progress, Center for […]

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 of what the Mueller investigation found and of the transgressions committed by President Trump and his associates.” House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY) has announced a series of hearings will […]

Archibald Cox and Robert Mueller

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | MAY 31, 2019 “It is essential to educate the public now on the report’s key findings so that the American people understand Trump’s serial wrongdoing, including his numerous efforts to obstruct justice, as documented in the Mueller report.” Archibald Cox and Robert Mueller have important similarities. As Common Cause President, […]

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 published here on Medium on May 23, 2019. According to the piece: Barr has repeatedly demonstrated his bias and favoritism to President Trump as Attorney General. He has made clear […]

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 challenge for the conservative majority on the Court. The question is: will they rise to the occasion and protect our constitutional system of government?” President Trump is engaged in an […]

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 for the damage that it would do to our democracy.” President Trump has shown no interest in preventing Russia (or any other country) from invading the 2020 presidential election as […]

Trump’s Attacks on the Constitution

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | MAY 9, 2019 “Trump is attempting to rewrite the Constitution in order to cover up his transgressions, and is making clear that he believes the rule of law doesn’t apply to him.” We are faced today with a direct threat to our constitutional system of government. In a historically unprecedented […]

D21 Calls on DOJ OPR to Ensure AG Barr’s Recusal from Active Mueller-Related Cases

Democracy 21 Calls on DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility to Ensure Attorney General Barr is Recused on Bias Grounds from Overseeing 14 Active Cases Stemming from Mueller Investigation In a letter sent today to the Justice Department Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer wrote that Attorney General William Barr “must recuse […]

Wertheimer: Speaker Pelosi Has Set House Democrats On A Road That May Lead To Trump’s Impeachment

“By pursuing an in-depth investigation and televised hearings into Trump’s wrongdoing, the House Judiciary Committee has undertaken a mission to ensure that the American people are educated by a visualized presentation about Trump’s malfeasance,” Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer writes in an op-ed on NBC News Think, published on May 4, 2019. “If the committee […]