Lawsuits
CREW sues Interior for Lafayette Square OIG report
The public deserves a full accounting of the role federal agencies and top officials played in clearing protestors from Lafayette Square.
Letters
CREW submits comment to NARA on its 2022-2026 strategic plan
CREW has submitted a comment to NARA encouraging a revision of their records appraisal policies and a commitment to reform that includes and accounts for the interests and viewpoints of “underserved communities.”
Legal Complaints
CREW files criminal complaint against Jeffrey Clark
DOJ should investigate whether former Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark helped Trump in attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
Letters
Congress should require greater transparency using appropriations bills
Transparency is essential to holding the government accountable for their actions, and the power of the purse, which is key to creating stronger transparency throughout government, should not be ignored. Congress has the power to ensure that greater transparency is a requirement, not an option.
Legal Complaints
CREW submits OGE comment on financial disclosure reforms
The Office of Government Ethics should make financial disclosure reporting more robust so that officials are more accountable to the public.
Legal Complaints
CREW files criminal complaint against Trump and Meadows
The Department of Justice should investigate whether former President Trump and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows violated federal criminal law by attempting to weaponize the department as part of their larger campaign to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Letters
CREW submits comment to OGE on its strategic plan
The inability of OGE to effectively respond to the attacks of the Trump administration demonstrated the need for systemic ethics reform.
Letters
CREW and transparency groups send letter supporting transparency of international agreements
The U.S. Innovation and Competition Act would balance the need for confidential international negotiations with accountability improvements.
Legal Complaints
Trump Organization improperly uses presidential seal at Trump property. Again.
DOJ should investigate whether Trump National Golf Club Bedminster is improperly displaying the presidential seal in violation of the law.
Letters
CREW calls on DOJ’s Inspector General to investigate FOIA politicization
The DOJ IG should investigate the politicization of FOIA processes due to potential political interference during the Trump administration.
Lawsuits
CREW sues Treasury for records on Mnuchin’s Middle East trips and foreign investment plans
Steve Mnuchin must be accountable if he made any official decisions based on how he could profit off of them after leaving office.
Legal Complaints
CREW files IRS complaint against dark money group that targeted Republicans
The IRS should investigate Coalition for a Safe Secure America after it failed to properly disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars.