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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.

Legal Complaints

Corruption

CREW submits complaint urging IG investigation into DOE official’s potential ethics violations

The Department of Energy’s Office of Inspector General (DOE OIG) must investigate potential ethics violations related to Assistant Secretary for Energy Audrey Robertson’s use of her official title to promote jewelry products in a commercial advertisement.

Legal Complaints

Money in Politics

CREW tells First Circuit: respect Maine voters’ anti-bribery efforts

The First Circuit should overturn the U.S. District Court of Maine’s rejection of a statewide ballot initiative capping donations to super PACs making independent expenditures, according to an amicus brief filed by CREW.

Legal Complaints

Corruption

CREW files Hatch Act complaint against Trump administration officials

Several Trump administration officials appear to have violated the Hatch Act by making partisan statements about NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in their official capacity.

Legal Complaints

Ethics & Reform

CREW files Hatch Act complaint against Howard Lutnick

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick appears to have violated the Hatch Act during a Fox Business interview in which he urged voters to defeat New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani while speaking in his official capacity, according to a CREW complaint filed today with the Office of Special Counsel.

Legal Complaints

Corruption

Former OMB officials urge court to block Trump spending freeze

OMB cannot unilaterally freeze Congressional funding to further a president’s agenda, according to an amicus brief filed on behalf of a group of more than a dozen former OMB officials.

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

CREW submits complaint urging IG investigation into DOE official’s potential ethics violations

CREW tells First Circuit: respect Maine voters’ anti-bribery efforts

CREW files Hatch Act complaint against Trump administration officials

CREW files Hatch Act complaint against Howard Lutnick

Former OMB officials urge court to block Trump spending freeze

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