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Investigations

Transparency

The Secret Service knew about Jan 6 threat. They dismissed it.

Newly obtained records leading up to January 6 reveal just how explicit the threat of violence was—a threat the Secret Service downplayed.

FOIA Requests

CREW requests records on Garlands’ Election Threats Task Force

As election workers continue to face threats of violence, concerns about the apparent inactivity of DOJ’s Election Threats Task Force grow.

Investigations

Money In Politics

Dark money groups played both sides of the Big Lie in Georgia

Georgia dark money groups benefited candidates promoting and fighting against the Big Lie, raising questions about the groups' intentions.

Investigations

Money In Politics

Lawmakers who sought pardons for Jan. 6 involvement still getting corporate donations

Corporations should reevaluate their giving to members of Congress who amplified Trump's lies and then sought pardons after the insurrection.

Investigations

Transparency

The Secret Service knew the Proud Boys posed a threat on Jan. 6. Why didn’t they take it seriously?

In the days before the January 6 insurrection, the Secret Service minimized the serious threat to the Capitol, elected officials and the certification of the 2020 election posed by the Proud Boys.

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW requests ICE records on Biden administration’s private prison contracts

Private prison contractors like the Geo Group appear to have growing government contracts, despite Biden's order urging the opposite.

The Secret Service knew about Jan 6 threat. They dismissed it.

CREW requests records on Garlands’ Election Threats Task Force

Dark money groups played both sides of the Big Lie in Georgia

Lawmakers who sought pardons for Jan. 6 involvement still getting corporate donations

The Secret Service knew the Proud Boys posed a threat on Jan. 6. Why didn’t they take it seriously?

CREW requests ICE records on Biden administration’s private prison contracts

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