Ethics & Accountability


We are challenging ethics abuses and transparency issues and demanding accountability from Congress and the Executive Branch, because that’s what the American people deserve.

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Wertheimer Op-Ed In Just Security: President Trump’s Unsurprising Endorsement of Illegal Solicitation – His Campaign Repeatedly Violated Ban On Soliciting Foreign Donations

 Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer in Just Security Op-Ed: President Trump’s Unsurprising Endorsement of Illegal Solicitation–His 2016 Campaign Repeatedly Violated Ban on Soliciting Foreign Donations  […]

GOP Sens & Reps On Record In Opposition To Trump Firing Special Counsel & In Support Of Mueller

 Past Statements By Numerous Republican Senators & Representatives In Opposition To President Trump Firing Special Counsel Mueller & In Support Of Mueller The following statements […]

Trump Jr., Kushner, Manafort Violated Foreign Solicitation Ban, Watchdogs Allege In Complaints

DOJ & FEC Complaints Against Donald Trump Jr. Supplemented To Include Kushner, Manafort, and Goldstone For Illegally Soliciting & Assisting Solicitation Of Contribution From Foreign […]

Protect Democracy Article Examines Potential Interference To Watch Out For In Russia Investigation

An Article From Protect Democracy Examines Potential Interference To Watch Out For In Special Counsel’s Russia Investigation An article by Legal Director Justin Florence and […]

Watchdogs Call On President Trump To Let Special Counsel Mueller Do His Job

Watchdogs Call On President Trump To Let Special Counsel Mueller Do His Job Without Any Presidential Interference In a letter sent to President Donald Trump […]

Democracy 21 Calls on Speaker Ryan to Stop Rep. Nunes from Violating his Commitment to Stay Out of the Russia Investigation

  In a letter sent today to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Democracy 21 called on the Speaker to stop House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes […]

Democracy 21 Watchdog Activities and Challenges to President Trump and his Administration

Democracy 21 is focusing a major part our efforts this year on challenging President Trump’s reckless and destructive approach to governing our country. The organization […]

Democracy 21 Says OMB has No Basis for Interfering with OGE Oversight of Ethics Rules

  Democracy 21 sent a letter today to Mick Mulvaney, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), calling on him to back […]

Democracy 21 Letter Commends Mueller Appointment

  Urges Deputy AG Rosenstein to Provide Appropriate Resources, Ongoing Independence In a letter sent to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Democracy 21 commended him […]

Democracy 21 Letters to McGahn & Rosenstein Point Out Nixon Said He Should’ve Destroyed Watergate Tapes

   Remind them of Legal Obligation to Preserve Any Trump White House Tapes that Exist In a letter sent to White House Counsel Donald McGahn, […]