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Watchdogs File Office of Congressional Ethics Complaint Against Rep. Jim Jordan, Requesting Investigation of Whether Jordan’s Present Conduct Does Not “Reflect Creditably on the House” In a complaint filed today with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer and former White House chief ethics lawyer Norman Eisen (2009-2011) called on the […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JUNE 28, 2018 “The American people are entitled to have public officials who do not create the appearance, if not the reality, of financial conflicts of interest, and who do not make use of their public office for private gain.” Democracy 21 and CREW called on the Office of Government […]
Democracy 21 And CREW Request OGE Investigation Into Jared Kushner’s Apparent Financial Conflicts Of Interest Regarding Israel And China In a letter sent today to David J. Apol, Acting Director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), Democracy 21 and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) urged the OGE to investigate “whether Jared […]
Democracy 21 Urges House Members To Vote NO Today On Resolution Demanding DOJ Documents In a letter sent to Representatives today, Democracy 21 urged them to vote “No” on H.Res.970, a nonbinding “resolution of inquiry” sponsored by Reps. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Jim Jordan (R-OH), which demands that the Justice Department turn over “reams of […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JUNE 21, 2018 “President Trump believes he can do anything, to anyone, at any time. His recent subhuman treatment of immigrant children is but one example of his persistent efforts to inflict pain and divide the nation.“ There are both parallels and stark differences between the Watergate scandals of the […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JUNE 14, 2018 “It is simply Orwellian to say that the IG report, which shows that Comey broke the DOJ rules in ways that hurt Clinton and helped Trump, is evidence that Mueller’s investigation should never have been started and should now be ended.” The Department of Justice Inspector General’s […]
Justice Department’s IG Report Provides No Basis for Trump to Challenge Legitimacy of Mueller Investigation Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The Department of Justice’s Inspector General report is highly critical of former FBI Director James Comey for violating DOJ rules in the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails. The report shows that Comey’s improper […]
Will Congress Stand Up to Trump on ZTE? Norman L. Eisen, Eliot A. Cohen and Fred Wertheimer | June 13, 2018 | The New York Times Instead of hosannas greeting President Trump upon his return from Asia, a clash with Congress awaits him: Senators of both parties have just agreed to add language to the annual defense spending bill that […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JUNE 7, 2018 “President Trump must not be permitted to thwart the rule of law, a foundational principle of our country. Citizens must do everything we can to prevent this from happening.” For months, President Trump has been irresponsibly attacking the Mueller investigation, the FBI, the Justice Department, Attorney General […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | MAY 31, 2018 “If they actually want to avoid conflicts, Ivanka Trump and her husband and West Wing colleague Jared Kushner must either fully divest their business enterprises or leave their White House jobs.” Last week, Norm Eisen and I published a piece titled “Trump has given us the ultimate […]
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