Lawsuits
CREW V. DOJ – OLC
The DOJ must release opinions containing secret law on key issues produced by the OLC, memoranda which DOJ has withheld in violation of the FOIA.
Letters
CREW sends letter on improper communications between FBI and Priebus to DOJ
CREW sent a letter to the DOJ requesting an investigation into apparently improper communications between the leadership of the FBI and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus regarding the FBI's pending criminal investigation of attempts by Russia to influence the 2016 election.
Letters
CREW sends second Conway letter to OGE
CREW filed a complaint regarding Kellyanne Conway's public endorsement of Ivanka Trump's brand after receiving no signal that the White House will take any significant action to address the serious violation. CREW urged an agency outside the White House to intervene.
Letters
CREW sends Conway letter to OGE
CREW sent a letter to the Office of Government Ethics and to White House Counsel Don McGahn about Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway's improper endorsement of Ivanka Trump products during a televised interview.
Letters
CREW sends FACA letter to McGahn
CREW sent a letter calling on President Donald Trump to comply fully with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) with respect to his CEO advisory council to White House Counsel Don McGahn.
Letters
CREW sends advisory committee letter to McGahn
CREW sent a letter to White House Counsel Don McGahn about President Trump's use of an advisory committee composed of both federal employees and non-governmental individuals to obtain advice on potential Supreme Court nominees, which appears to violate the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
Lawsuits
CREW v. Donald J. Trump
CREW sued Donald J. Trump to stop him from violating the Constitution by illegally receiving payments from foreign governments.
Lawsuits
CREW v. Department of Commerce – NOAA FOIA
CREW sued NOAA over failure to disclose to CREW records related to questionnaires submitted to NOAA.
Legal Complaints
CREW files Trump Foundation FOIL request with New York Attorney General’s Office
CREW filed a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request with the New York Office of the Attorney General (OAG) relating to the OAG's 2016 inquiry into the Donald J. Trump Foundation.
Legal Complaints
CREW files third Trump Foundation complaint with IRS
CREW filed a third complaint against Donald J. Trump and the Trump Foundation with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) asking that the IRS investigate whether Donald J. Trump violated the tax code by repeatedly engaging in prohibited acts of self-dealing.
Legal Complaints
CREW files comments with the FEC regarding TransCanada
CREW submitted comments today with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in response to the Proposal to Rescind Advisory Opinion 2006-15 (TransCanada) (Agenda Doc. No. 16-32-A), urging the Commission to take strong action and modernize its rules to respond to the increased risk of foreign influence.
Legal Complaints
CREW files Bondi, Trump Foundation complaint with DOJ
CREW filed a complaint with the Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting that it investigate whether Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi solicited a bribe from Donald J. Trump and whether Mr. Trump and the Donald J. Trump Foundation, Inc. paid a bribe to AG Bondi, both violations of federal criminal law.