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FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | February 21, 2019 “Whatever Mueller’s report contains, Congress and ultimately the public must have access to the full report. “ There are stories this week that Special Counsel Robert Mueller may submit his final report on the Russia investigation as early as next week. If he does, Justice Department regulations […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | January 31, 2019 “Ensuring that the American people get access to a full report from Special Counsel Mueller, detailing just what happened in the 2016 presidential election and beyond, is likely to be the next big public fight in this unprecedented saga.” Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said earlier this […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | January 24, 2019 “The government shutdown has been a disaster for the country, a disaster for millions of Americans, and a political disaster for Trump. We may well see the government shutdown end soon.” We soon may be headed for the end of the government shutdown and the pain it is has inflicted […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | January 17, 2019 “This is now the moment of truth for Trump: will he screw up his courage to tell Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh to ‘get lost’ or will he give up his opportunity to speak to the nation from the House on January 29?” The partial government shutdown […]
Enclosed for your information is an op-ed entitled “Trump illegally asked Russia to help him win in 2016. He shouldn’t get away with it,” by D21 President Fred Wertheimer and former chief Obama White House ethics counsel Norman Eisen, which was published in USA Today on January 2, 2019. According to the piece: In asking […]
In a complaint sent today to the Justice Department Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer said that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker has violated his professional and ethical obligations by rejecting the advice he received from the Department’s designated ethics officials. The officials said that Whitaker should recuse himself from overseeing […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | December 20, 2018 “President Trump views the presidency as a vehicle for putting as much money as he can into his own pocket. And his ‘anything goes’ ethics has given us the most ethically-challenged administration in our times.” House Democrats are getting ready to introduce a historic package of democracy […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | November 15, 2018 “President Trump’s continuing irresponsible attacks against the Mueller investigation show the importance of the work that is being done by the many organizations in our coalition to protect the investigation. “ This morning, President Trump tweeted allegations against the Mueller investigation that can only be described as […]
Democracy 21 Says In Letter To Acting AG Whitaker That He Must Recuse Himself From Oversight Of Mueller Investigation In a letter sent to Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker today, Democracy 21 called on Whitaker to recuse himself “from any involvement in the investigation being conducted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into Russian interference in […]
29 National Organizations and Ethics Experts Urge Members of Congress to Ensure Whitaker Recusal and Mueller Protection 29 national organizations and ethics experts sent a letter to Senators and Representatives today expressing deep concern about the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General. The letter urged Members to help ensure that Whitaker is removed […]
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