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Transparency

CREW files amicus brief in Trump’s lawsuit against Jan. 6 committee

CREW and others filed an amicus brief opposing Donald Trump’s attempt to use executive privilege to block information from Congress's insurrection investigation.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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Transparency

CREW submits OGE comment on financial disclosure reforms

The Office of Government Ethics should make financial disclosure reporting more robust so that officials are more accountable to the public.

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Corruption

CREW files criminal complaint against Trump and Meadows

The Department of Justice should investigate whether former President Trump and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows violated federal criminal law by attempting to weaponize the department as part of their larger campaign to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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