Ethics & Accountability


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Trump’s Tirades & Whitaker’s Bias

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 […]

Democracy 21 Says In Letter To Acting AG Whitaker That He Must Recuse Himself From Oversight Of Mueller Investigation

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 […]

29 National Organizations & Ethics Experts Urge Members of Congress to Ensure Whitaker Recusal & Mueller Protections

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 […]

#ProtectMueller Rally Remarks from November 8, 2018

In October 1973, I was in Washington working for Common Cause when President Nixon fired Watergate Special Counsel Archibald Cox for refusing to allow Nixon […]

#ProtectMueller

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | November 8, 2018 “In the end, it is up to us to ensure that the Mueller investigation proceeds without interference […]

With Sessions Out, What Happens to Mueller? – NYT op-ed by Wertheimer and Eisen

Enclosed for your information is an op-ed entitled, “With Sessions Out, What Happens to Mueller?” by D21 President Fred Wertheimer and Chairman of Citizens for […]

New Acting Attorney General Whitaker is Conflicted & Must Not Oversee Mueller Investigation

President Trump has appointed Matthew Whitaker to serve as Acting Attorney General. Whitaker has attacked Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation in the past and cannot […]

Wertheimer Statement: Founding Fathers vs. Donald Trump

Take your pick: Founding Fathers John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, versus Donald Trump. Founding Father John Adams said, “The liberty of the press […]

The Watchword on Polls is “Buyer Beware”

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | October 25, 2018 “Polls can be used as a political weapon by campaigns, parties, and partisans trying to influence media […]

Dangerous Likely DOJ Changes Threaten Mueller’s Investigation

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | October 11, 2018 “Any effort by President Trump or his loyalists to destroy the Mueller investigation will constitute obstruction of […]