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

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Ethics & Reform

Cawthorn should be removed from committees

In a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, CREW requests Madison Cawthorn be stripped of his committee assignments following his recent statements calling for violence and undermining our democracy.

Legal Complaints

Corruption

CREW files ethics complaint against Marc Short

The Office of Government Ethics should investigate Mike Pence’s former chief of staff Marc Short for apparent violations of the Ethics in Government Act and OGE regulations by failing to file a termination public financial disclosure report when he left the White House in January 2021.

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Transparency

CREW files ethics complaint against Kevin McCarthy & Marjorie Taylor Greene

Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene threatened to retaliate against companies complying with insurrection House investigation.

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Policy & Reform

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.”

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Transparency

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.

Legal Complaints

Transparency

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.

Cawthorn should be removed from committees

CREW files ethics complaint against Marc Short

CREW files ethics complaint against Kevin McCarthy & Marjorie Taylor Greene

CREW submits comment to NARA on its 2022-2026 strategic plan

CREW files criminal complaint against Jeffrey Clark

Congress should require greater transparency using appropriations bills

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