News Releases | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

CREW RELEASES NEW STUDY - Those Who Dared: 30 Officials Who Stood Up for Our Country

blaire — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:00:58 -0500

16 Jul 2008 // Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has released its newest study, Those Who Dared: 30 Officials Who Stood Up for Our Country, recognizing the brave individuals who have acted and spoken out against unethical and dishonorable conduct in the Bush administration.

CREW ASKS DEPT. OF JUSTICE TO INVESTIGATE CONTRIBUTION-FOR-MEETING SCHEMES WITH TOP REPUBLICAN DONOR

blaire — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:29:10 -0500

14 Jul 2008 // Washington, DC – Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a letter to the Department of Justice asking for an investigation into whether lobbyist Stephen Payne violated any criminal laws by offering to arrange meetings with top administration officials in return for a contribution to the Bush library and a substantial commission for serving as a go-between, and whe More»

BUSH ADMINISTRATION LOSES APPEAL ON VISITOR RECORDS LAWSUIT FILED BY CREW

blaire — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:06:41 -0500

11 Jul 2008 // Washington, DC – Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) successfully moved ahead in its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for public access to Secret Service records of top conservative religious leaders who have visited the White House or Vice President Cheney's residence. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision in CREW v. U.S. More»

CREW LAWSUIT: COURT ORDERS WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION TO PRESERVE DOCUMENTS REGARDING MISSING EMAIL

alex — Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:50:21 -0500

9 Jul 2008 // Washington, DC – Last evening, District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly granted CREW's request for a stay pending appeal in CREW v. Office of Administration, a lawsuit seeking documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regarding the White House's loss of millions of emails from White House servers. More»

CREW FILES BAR COMPLAINTS AGAINST FORMER JUSTICE DEPT. OFFICIALS ELSTON AND McDONALD

alex — Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:36:53 -0500

7 Jul 2008 // Washington, DC – Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed bar complaints against former Department of Justice officials Michael J. Elston and Esther Slater McDonald. More»

CREW FILES ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST SEN. NORM COLEMAN OVER QUESTIONABLE RENTAL ARRANGEMENT

alex — Tue, 1 Jul 2008 08:57:16 -0500

1 Jul 2008 // Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint with the Senate Select Committee on Ethics asking for an investigation into whether Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) violated the Senate gifts rule by accepting lodging from Republican operative Jeff Larson.

CREW SENDS LETTER TO DHS SECRETARY ASKING FOR INVESTIGATION INTO ICE EFFORTS TO RELEASE KIDNAP VICTIM AT BEHEST OF REP. REYES

alex — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:07:50 -0500

27 Jun 2008 // Washington, DC – Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff asking for an investigation into Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s (ICE) recent efforts in procuring the release of a Mexican woman kidnapped in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

COURT ORDERS WHITE HOUSE TO TEMPORARILY RETAIN DOCUMENTS

rusty — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:52:34 -0500

20 Jun 2008 // Today, after receiving Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)'s motion for a stay pending appeal in CREW v. Office of Administration, which was filed this morning, District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued a minute order requiring the White House to retain all documents that are the subject of CREW's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests until the Court resolves CREW's request for a stay. More»

JOSEPH AND VALERIE WILSON STATEMENT ON SCOTT McCLELLAN’S CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY

naomi — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:49:53 -0500

20 Jun 2008 // Washington, DC – Joseph and Valerie Wilson released the following statement today:

CREW SENDS HOUSE ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST REP. LAURA RICHARDSON

rusty — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:41:57 -0500

18 Jun 2008 // Washington, DC – This morning, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a complaint to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, better known as the ethics committee, against Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA) asking for an immediate investigation into whether she has violated House rules. More»