Legal Actions - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

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.

Amicus Briefs

Corruption

Amicus: Court must block unconstitutional settlement in Trump’s $10 billion IRS lawsuit

The court should prevent an unlawful and collusive transfer of taxpayer funds from the US Treasury to Trump’s personal coffers.

Letters

Policy & Reform

CREW, 7 organizations tell Congress: oppose the Stop Insider Trading Act

Congress should reject the Stop Insider Trading Act, which doesn't actively stop members of Congress from profiting off their offices.

Legal Complaints

Transparency

White House, NARA must ensure Trump’s deleted Truth Social posts are preserved

The White House and National Archives and Records Administration are legally required to preserve and prevent the destruction of President Trump’s Truth Social posts, including a now-deleted video posted from his account about debunked 2020 election fraud claims that included racist images depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes.

Legal Complaints

CREW requests IG investigations into possible emoluments violations at DHS and State Department

The OIG for the DHS and State Department should investigate President Trump’s potential violations of the Constitution’s Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses, which prohibit a president from receiving profit from government entities outside of their congressionally established salary and benefits.

Lawsuits