House Leaders Appoint Independent Ethics Panel Members
24 Jul 2008 // House leaders announced the members of a new independent ethics panel that will review lawmakers’ conduct. But don’t look for any “October surprises” here.
Latest Actions
CREW ASKS COURT IN CREW V. EOP TO SCHEDULE IMMEDIATE STATUS CONFERENCE
24 Jul 2008 // Today, CREW asked the court in CREW v. EOP to schedule an immediate status conference to address new facts CREW has learned that bear on the relief CREW is seeking in this lawsuit as well as the motion the court is currently considering to expand the preservation order now in place. This lawsuit challenges the failure of the White House to preserve and restore millions of emails. More»
CREW Requests VP Leak Investigation Interview
17 Jul 2008 // Today CREW sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Justice requesting copies of the interview that the FBI conducted of Vice President Richard B. Cheney as part of the investigation into the leak of Valerie Plame Wilson's covert CIA identity. More»
STATEMENT FROM JOSEPH AND VALERIE WILSON IN RESPONSE TO PRES. BUSH’S ASSERTION OF EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE TO PROTECT V.P. CHENEY
16 Jul 2008 // “Today the president took the unprecedented step of asserting executive privilege to thwart congressional efforts to review Vice President Cheney’s interview with Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald concerning the betrayal of Valerie Wilson’s covert CIA identity. We agree with Congressman Waxman that the position taken by the president is ludicrous.
CREW RELEASES NEW STUDY - Those Who Dared: 30 Officials Who Stood Up for Our Country
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.
Recent Blog Posts

- Lurita Doan returns -- on the radio -- talking about leadership // 25 July 2008 - 11:26am
- Members named to House Office of Congressional Ethics. // 24 July 2008 - 6:04pm
- Four former Spitzer aides charged with "violating the state’s Public Officers Law" // 24 July 2008 - 12:03pm
- Alaska's Governor now facing ethics-related probe // 24 July 2008 - 9:10am
- Rangel filed an ethics complaint -- against himself // 23 July 2008 - 4:10pm
- Tom DeLay won't ask for Presidential Pardon, but he might not have to actually ask // 23 July 2008 - 9:30am
- Raising money for retirement: PACs used as "a personal piggy bank" // 22 July 2008 - 3:30pm
- House Judiciary Committee wants to investigate Scott Bloch // 22 July 2008 - 10:14am






