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Ethics & Reform

CREW calls for investigation of Ivanka Trump’s involvement with Opportunity Zones

Ivanka Trump appears to have violated federal conflict of interest law by participating in the Trump administration’s implementation of a new tax law.

Lawsuits

Transparency

CREW sues Commerce over failure to release Rick Gates communications

CREW requested communications between Wilbur Ross aide Eric Branstad and former Trump deputy campaign manager Rick Gates under the FOIA.

Lawsuits

Transparency

CREW sues FBI over failure to turn over leak investigation documents

Given Giuliani’s role as counsel for the President, how he got such sensitive information prior to the election is of heightened public interest.

Legal Complaints

Ethics & Reform

CREW and former ethics officials file Whitaker amicus brief

The nation’s top law enforcement officer must undergo the scrutiny of Senate confirmation as a crucial check on presidential maneuverings.

Lawsuits

Transparency

CREW sues HUD for fee waiver denials

HUD appears to have a pattern of denying fee waivers to public interest groups, offering no clear rationale or transparency.

Legal Complaints

Money in Politics

CREW files complaint against Freedom Frontier

Freedom Frontier operated primarily to influence political campaigns by contributing more than half of its total spending to political organizations.

CREW calls for investigation of Ivanka Trump’s involvement with Opportunity Zones

CREW sues Commerce over failure to release Rick Gates communications

CREW sues FBI over failure to turn over leak investigation documents

CREW and former ethics officials file Whitaker amicus brief

CREW sues HUD for fee waiver denials

CREW files complaint against Freedom Frontier

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