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

Legal Complaints

Money in Politics

CREW files IRS complaint against dark money group Advancing Freedom, Inc.

The IRS should investigate Advancing Freedom Inc. for apparently violating its tax-exempt status by spending a majority of its budget to influence elections.

Legal Complaints

Ethics & Reform

CREW files Hatch Act complaint against Psaki

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki appears to have violated the Hatch Act by endorsing Terry McAuliffe’s gubernatorial campaign in Virginia from the podium in the White House Briefing Room.

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Corruption

CREW files referral for Trump Organization to be suspended from federal contracts

The Trump Organization should be suspended from all federal contracts and programs, as is standard practice for contractors under indictment.

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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 apparently failing to file a termination public financial disclosure report when he left the White House.

Legal Complaints