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Trump has given us the ultimate Chinese import: American princelings Fred Wertheimer and Norman Eisen | May 25, 2018 | Yahoo News In China, princelings are privileged relatives of high-level government officials. Princelings benefit from nepotism and cronyism, using their family ties to conduct business and accumulate wealth. They also serve as conduits for currying […]
Democracy 21 Files FEC Comments Calling For Broad Ad Disclaimer Regulations Democracy 21 today filed comments in a rulemaking proceeding at the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to urge the agency to adopt new regulations that broaden the requirements for the use of “disclaimers” to identify the sponsors of campaign-related ads on the Internet. The rulemaking […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | MAY 17, 2018 “The national coalition of organizations committed to protecting the Mueller investigation will challenge and respond to Trump and his agents every step of the way.“ Today is the one-year anniversary of the appointment of Robert Mueller as Special Counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential […]
Enclosed for your information is an op-ed entitled “Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation is a year old. Too soon to ‘wrap it up.’” by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer and Public Citizen Vice President of Legislative Affairs Lisa Gilbert. The piece was published here in USA Today on May 17, 2018. ——- Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | MAY 10, 2018 “This is a time for all concerned citizens to be on alert and prepared to join in nationwide sustained protests if Mueller or Rosenstein is fired or if the investigation is otherwise compromised.” Special Counsel Robert Mueller will be facing some critical decisions in the weeks and […]
Governance Experts Call On Speaker Ryan to Publicly Oppose Threats by Reps Meadows and Jordan to Impeach Deputy AG In a letter sent today to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer and Ambassador (Ret.) Norman Eisen, chief White House ethics lawyer, 2009-11, urged Speaker Ryan to publicly oppose demands being made by […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | MAY 3, 2018 “The President’s effort to interfere with a criminal investigation of his own activities is like the behavior of despots all over the world who believe they are above the law.” President Donald Trump, Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) are colluding to obstruct and […]
Trump, Meadows and Jordan Collude to Obstruct Special Counsel Investigation Involving Trump President Donald Trump, Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) are colluding to obstruct and potentially give Trump control over Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s criminal investigation in which Trump is a subject. In recent days, Meadows and Jordan have threatened to […]
Enclosed for your information is an op-ed entitled “Rosenstein impeachment articles are gross abuse meant to sabotage Mueller Russia probe” by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer and Norman Eisen, former chief White House ethics counsel to President Obama. The piece was published here in USA Today on May 2, 2018. ——- Rosenstein impeachment articles are […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | APRIL 26, 2018 “With his remarks, Mulvaney arrogantly demonstrated the seedy underbelly of the corrupt campaign finance system that pervades Washington today.” Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget and a former South Carolina Representative, revealed this week that he had been a classic pay-to-play Congressman. […]
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