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

Investigations

Corruption

Mnuchin’s financial disclosure the third ethics watchdog refused to certify

OGE refused to certify the report due to Secretary Mnuchin’s imputed interest in the film production company Stormchaser Partners LLC.

Investigations

Corruption

Delays in ethics waiver disclosures suggest there may be more than are publicly available

White House Counsel Pat Cipollone granted Mary Kissel a waiver to work with former clients on December 21, 2018, nearly three months before OGE released it to the public.

Investigations

Transparency

CREW forces EPA to release Scott Pruitt gift list

The gift list is illuminating, and illustrates how oil and gas companies sought to curry favor with Pruitt, a well-established ally of the fossil fuel industry.

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW requests Puerto Rico disaster relief figure cited by Trump

If Puerto Rico was granted an unprecedented amount of disaster relief that amounts to $91 billion, surely records of the expenditures would be held by FEMA.

Investigations

Corruption

FARA documents may show unreported US spending by fugitive businessman in 1MDB case

Contractual language in FARA filings appears to suggest that Low has made at least one direct payment to a law firm hired to represent him in the 1MDB case.

Investigations

Corruption

Clients of Trump-tied lobbying firm Ballard Partners keep spending at Trump properties

Ballard Partners has a longstanding relationship with Trump that attracts a high-profile companies and foreign leaders, and their clients spend heavily at Trump properties.

Mnuchin’s financial disclosure the third ethics watchdog refused to certify

Delays in ethics waiver disclosures suggest there may be more than are publicly available

CREW forces EPA to release Scott Pruitt gift list

CREW requests Puerto Rico disaster relief figure cited by Trump

FARA documents may show unreported US spending by fugitive businessman in 1MDB case

Clients of Trump-tied lobbying firm Ballard Partners keep spending at Trump properties

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