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Corruption

Vietnamese prime minister supported expediting Trump development in meeting with Trump Org rep

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed support for expediting the development of a Trump Organization project in the country’s Hung Yen province during a meeting with the head of a firm that represents President Trump’s namesake private company in Vietnam last week.

Reports

Corruption

Nineteen Trump-branded real estate projects will be developed in foreign countries during Trump’s presidency

Over the course of Trump's second term, real estate developers will be working on developing Trump-branded projects around the globe.

Investigations

Democracy

Trump’s solicitor general nominee deflects questions about whether the 22nd Amendment bars Trump from third term

Trump’s nominee for solicitor general, John Sauer, deflected questions about whether he would advance arguments that violate the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition on Trump being elected to a third term as president.

Investigations

Transparency

President Trump applied for two trademarks from his own administration

Trump has filed for two trademarks under his name. One is related to a new business venture that seems to be targeted at merchandising the presidency through metaverse and NFT trading platforms. The second is to renew his trademark on Trump: The Game.

Reports

Policy & Reform

Five key ways Congress can ensure accountability during a lawless era

The Protecting Our Democracy Act must include a stronger framework for executive branch accountability to ensure presidents follow the law.

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW requests USCCR Commissioner policies and communications

Trump appears to have designated Peter Kirsanow as Chairperson of USCCR despite the absence of a vacancy and the legally required concurrence of the majority of the Commission’s members.

Vietnamese prime minister supported expediting Trump development in meeting with Trump Org rep

Nineteen Trump-branded real estate projects will be developed in foreign countries during Trump’s presidency

Trump’s solicitor general nominee deflects questions about whether the 22nd Amendment bars Trump from third term

President Trump applied for two trademarks from his own administration

Five key ways Congress can ensure accountability during a lawless era

CREW requests USCCR Commissioner policies and communications

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