Ethics & Reform Archives - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Legal Complaints

Ethics & Reform

CREW files complaint against Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy

Secretary Sean Duffy's participation in a reality show production called "The Great American Road Trip" over several months may have violated federal gift and travel rules, and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General must investigate.

Letters

Ethics & Reform

CREW sends letter to congressional leadership urging oversight over presidential incapacity

In light of recent events raising concerns about President Trump’s ability to continue serving as president, the need for Congress to develop an oversight process to determine presidential incapacity has never been stronger.

Testimony

Ethics & Reform

Congress must prevent Commerce from using Gold Card funds to sidestep spending controls

Congress must prevent the Department of Commerce from using Trump Gold Card funds to sidestep spending controls. CREW’s testimony proposes bill and report language to ensure that those controls are maintained.

Legal Complaints

Ethics & Reform

CIGIE must investigate potential ethics violations by Labor IG D’Esposito

To ensure necessary oversight and accountability, the Integrity Committee must investigate whether D’Esposito violated ethics rules.

Letters

Ethics & Reform

CREW sends letter to DHS OIG urging records preservation on lethal use of force

The DHS Office of Inspector General must instruct DHS, ICE and CBP to preserve all evidence and records related to DHS personnel’s use of lethal force, including digital data and text messages.

Letters

Ethics & Reform

Congress must investigate ICE shootings in Minnesota and other states

Congress should investigate the deployment of federal agents to Minnesota and an ICE agent's fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good.

Testimony

Ethics & Reform

CREW testifies in California to support change to ensure Secretary of State’s ability to remove constitutionally ineligible candidates from the ballot

California should give its Secretary of State the authority to remove constitutionally ineligible candidates for president from the ballot.

Testimony

Ethics & Reform

Congress must prioritize judicial security

Congress must prioritize judicial security and discourage hostile rhetoric against judges by elected and appointed government officials, according to testimony submitted by CREW.

Letters

Ethics & Reform

CREW calls for congressional leadership to investigate potential violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act

Congress should investigate the executive branch’s potential violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act during the government shutdown.

Letters

Ethics & Reform

CREW, 9 groups call on the House to advance the Restore Trust in Congress Act

CREW and 9 groups, including Campaign Legal Center, Issue One and Project on Government Oversight, sent a letter urging members of the House of Representatives to cosponsor the Restore Trust in Congress Act.

Lawsuits

Ethics & Reform

Lawsuit challenges Trump administration’s illegal national citizenship database

The Trump-Vance administration’s creation of massive government databases consolidating legally protected personal information is unlawful.

Letters

Ethics & Reform

CREW urges the Judicial Conference to address the independence of the U.S. Marshals Service

The Judicial Conference should use its September 2025 meeting to address the role of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in preserving judicial independence.

CREW files complaint against Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy

CREW sends letter to congressional leadership urging oversight over presidential incapacity

Congress must prevent Commerce from using Gold Card funds to sidestep spending controls

CIGIE must investigate potential ethics violations by Labor IG D’Esposito

CREW sends letter to DHS OIG urging records preservation on lethal use of force

Congress must investigate ICE shootings in Minnesota and other states

CREW testifies in California to support change to ensure Secretary of State’s ability to remove constitutionally ineligible candidates from the ballot

Congress must prioritize judicial security

CREW calls for congressional leadership to investigate potential violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act

CREW, 9 groups call on the House to advance the Restore Trust in Congress Act

Lawsuit challenges Trump administration’s illegal national citizenship database

CREW urges the Judicial Conference to address the independence of the U.S. Marshals Service

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