Tracking President Trump’s Unprecedented Conflicts of Interest
CREW has tallied every public conflict of interest the Trump has racked up during his presidency, and updates the numbers daily. The results are staggering.
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CORRUPTION
The president violates the Constitution on a daily basis, administration officials defy ethics laws, while the corrupting influence of money in politics persists across party lines and across the country. This cannot stand. CREW has taken more than 700 legal actions since the beginning of this administration to fight for a government that is accountable to the people, rather than one that is operating in secret, corrupted by self interest.
CREW Statement on Emoluments Case Victory
If President Trump would like to avoid the case going further and curtail the serious harms caused by his conduct, now would be a good time to divest from his businesses.
Trump’s War on Watchdogs, and What Congress Can Do About it
We have conservatively identified 25 actions by President Trump to undermine the IG community since he took the oath of office.
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CREW Offers New Evidence of Misconduct Against Pence Chief of Staff
Vice President Pence’s Chief of Staff Marc Short appears to have participated in three additional meetings with companies whose stock he held.
Congress Must Stop White House Officials from Illegally Trying to Influence the Election
As the president’s popularity slipping even among his base, several White House officials have committed obvious violations of the Hatch Act in plain sight.
The FOIA is Broken, But is it Beyond Repair?
Agencies have abandoned the FOIA’s guiding principle of transparency and made compliance with the law their lowest priority.
CREW Requests State Records on Politicized Response to Congress
Pompeo's State Department stonewalling of Democratic requests and fast-tracking of Republican ones impedes the ability of Congress to conduct oversight.
The DOJ Decided Not to Prosecute Trump. It’s Hiding the Reason Why.
The DOJ confirmed the existence of a memo laying out its rationale for not bringing charges against Trump, but it refuses to make its reasoning public.
CREW Requests Defense Records on Tech Experts’ Ethics Issues
Defense technology expert Michael Griffin's sudden resignation for a private sector job sparks questions of compliance with conflicts of interest rules.
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Kellyanne Conway Eclipses 50 Hatch Act Violations on Twitter
Twitter’s rules are clear, and Conway is in violation of them. They do not allow users to “use our service for any unlawful service.”
Trump-Proofing the Presidency
President Donald Trump has exposed serious shortcomings in executive branch ethics laws that threaten our democracy and must be addressed. Here's how.
Criminal Abuse of Power: Trump’s Five Crimes Connected to Ukraine
President Trump's abuse of power connected to Ukraine is impeachable, and appears to be criminal on at least five counts.
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When personal profits are prioritized over ethics, and secret money damages our institutions, CREW fights abuses of power and violations of the law. We must hold our leaders to a higher standard than simply walking the line between legality and criminality. Since our founding in 2003, we have worked to hold leaders of both parties accountable for unethical conduct. By demanding transparency and ethics from our leaders, we can defend our democracy and prevent the current crisis from becoming the new normal.