Reports & Investigations - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Investigations

Money In Politics

Pro-business nonprofit became a major dark money funder in 2017

MSGOC’s largest grants went to the 45Committee, which it gave $3.45 million, and the American Action Network, which it gave $2.3 million.

Investigations

Corruption

If Donald Trump isn’t running the Trump Organization, who is?

Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. have the same old titles in 2019 that they had in mid-2016—Don Jr. even has an almost word for word bio.

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW requests records on Trump’s claim that gov’t preferred Doral G-7

The records will shed light on whether the Secret Service recommended the venue, and to what extent the government is involved in Trump’s efforts to profit.

Investigations

Corruption

NRA financial assets decline for third year in a row

The NRA now appears increasingly unable to raise enough money to fund its agenda—much less a mansion for the NRA chief executive or private jet rides for his family.

Investigations

Corruption

Bernhardt delivers industry win in Endangered Species Act rollback

As a lobbyist Bernhardt advocated for a rollback of protections for endangered species. Working on the ESA now may violate his ethics pledge.

Investigations

Corruption

Former Reps. Shuster, Smith, Ros-Lehtinen chaired committees on issues they now lobby on

Each of these revolving-door lobbyists’ firms signed new clients relevant to the former lawmakers’ committees, after they joined their respective firms.

Pro-business nonprofit became a major dark money funder in 2017

If Donald Trump isn’t running the Trump Organization, who is?

CREW requests records on Trump’s claim that gov’t preferred Doral G-7

NRA financial assets decline for third year in a row

Bernhardt delivers industry win in Endangered Species Act rollback

Former Reps. Shuster, Smith, Ros-Lehtinen chaired committees on issues they now lobby on

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