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

Investigations

Money In Politics

Dark money group Ending Spending spent nearly $3 million in 2017 to pay its president

Ending Spending paid Baker $2.812 million in salary between 2010 and 2016, about $83,000 less than Baker was paid in 2017.

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW requests all versions of Whitaker’s financial disclosures

Whitaker's financial disclosure forms had been edited five times in the two weeks since his appointment as Acting Attorney General.

Investigations

Money In Politics

Pro-Greitens dark money group admits 75% of 2016 spending was political

Freedom Frontier’s delinquent tax return provides hints about Greitens’ campaign consultant, and Pence Chief of Staff Nick Ayers’ ties to the dark money group.

Investigations

Money In Politics

Oil refiner Andeavor is seven-figure contributor to McConnell-aligned nonprofit

One of the country’s largest oil refiners, Andeavor, contributed $1 million in both 2016 and 2017 to One Nation.

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW requests documents on Matthew Whitaker

CREW filed two expedited requests with the DOJ for copies of any ethics waivers or authorizations granted to Matthew Whitaker since September 2017.

Investigations

Policy & Reform

Congress should not get a pass on cleaning its own house

If Democrats make gains this fall and want to lead on government ethics, they must also meet the high ethical standards they set for the executive branch.

Dark money group Ending Spending spent nearly $3 million in 2017 to pay its president

CREW requests all versions of Whitaker’s financial disclosures

Pro-Greitens dark money group admits 75% of 2016 spending was political

Oil refiner Andeavor is seven-figure contributor to McConnell-aligned nonprofit

CREW requests documents on Matthew Whitaker

Congress should not get a pass on cleaning its own house

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