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

Investigations

Money In Politics

Jeb Bush’s other shady campaign finance scheme

Right to Rise spent hundreds of thousands of dollars during the 2016 campaign, but concealed their activity by routing the spending through at least one other group.

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW requests documents on Bernhardt’s former lobbying clients

CREW requested Bernhardt’s communications with Halliburton Energy Services and MGM, the clients involved in Interior IG investigations into Ryan Zinke.

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW requested records on Pompeo religious freedom call

These records will shed light on whether the State Department is cutting off access to the press based on religion, especially when supposedly briefing about religious freedom.

Investigations

Corruption

Trump White House must build a wall between former staffers and official Twitter accounts

@TomBossert45 remains active, which means that Bossert could tweet information about foreign policy that could be attributed to the US government.

Investigations

Transparency

Recordkeeping laws matter, especially in this administration

CREW has found new ways to use recordkeeping laws aggressively and shine a light on behavior that the administration would prefer to remain obscured.

Investigations

Corruption

Ethics concerns mount at DOD without a permanent watchdog

The DOD IG role is particularly important in light of an increased number of sexual assault victim reprisal cases, and Acting Secretary Shanahan’s ethics questions.

Jeb Bush’s other shady campaign finance scheme

CREW requests documents on Bernhardt’s former lobbying clients

CREW requested records on Pompeo religious freedom call

Trump White House must build a wall between former staffers and official Twitter accounts

Recordkeeping laws matter, especially in this administration

Ethics concerns mount at DOD without a permanent watchdog

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