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

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW requests documents on military ball at Trump Hotel

Trump is both commander in chief of the United States Armed Forces and the principal beneficiary of the trust that owns the DC hotel.

Investigations

Transparency

12 federal agencies still do not have permanent inspectors general

IGs provide crucial information to the public, from the true number of families separated at the border, to GSA's consideration of the president's hotel lease.

Investigations

Corruption

Trump’s Tenant Conflicts

Though Trump has a history of being vocal about business partners who cut ties altogether, it is more complicated when his adversaries are still paying rent.

Investigations

Corruption

Matt Schlapp didn’t lobby the Trump White House until his wife worked there

Though Schlapp has been registered to lobby for Cove Strategies since 2009, it was only recently that he was listed on Cove lobbying reports involving White House contacts.

Investigations