Tag Archive for: Executive Branch

President Trump’s Dangerous Poll Numbers

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | July 26, 2018 “President Trump is currently paying a big price with the American people for his irrational and often irresponsible approach to governing our country.” Recent polls confirm that President Trump’s Helsinki summit was a disaster for the President, with a Quinnipiac poll, for example, showing Trump’s approval rating […]

Treasury Department Opens Massive Loophole That Makes It Easier To Launder Foreign Money Into Our Elections

Treasury Department Just Opened Massive Loophole that Will Make it Easier for Russia and other Foreign Interests to Launder Unlimited, Undisclosed Illegal Contributions into Federal Elections Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Yesterday, the Treasury Department opened a massive loophole that will, as a practical matter, allow Russia, Russian oligarchs and other foreign interests […]

Donald Trump’s “Swamp” Grows Ever-Larger

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | July 12, 2018 “President Trump continues to set the example for his Administration of how to abuse public office for personal gain.” Donald Trump’s Washington “swamp” is growing exponentially these days. Here are just a few examples of his ever-deepening swamp: Former EPA head Scott Pruitt had so many ethics […]

D21 & CREW Request OGE Investigation Into Kushner’s Apparent Financial Conflicts Of Interest

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 […]

The Parallels Between Nixon And Trump

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 […]

The IG Report Shows No Political Bias In FBI

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 […]

Wertheimer Statement: Justice Department’s IG Report Provides No Basis for Trump to Challenge Legitimacy of Mueller Investigation

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 […]

President Trump Is Not Above The Law

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 […]

The Trump Princelings Are Basking In The Swamp

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 […]

Trump has given us the ultimate Chinese import: American princelings – Yahoo News op-ed by Fred Wertheimer and Norm Eisen

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 […]