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

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW, Protect Democracy request records on Heritage Foundation FOIA requests

The Heritage Foundation, one of the key groups behind Project 2025, flooded federal agencies with thousands of FOIA requests. The public deserves to know what info may have been provided in these requests.

Investigations

Corruption

Trump applied for Mexico trademark on Trump Tower

While Trump said he would raise tariffs on Mexico, his company was quietly applying for a trademark for a Trump Tower in the country.

Reports

Democracy

Loss of VRA preclearance protections allowed election deniers to undermine certification of the vote

If the Georgia State Election Board wanted to adopt new rules that weren't discriminatory, they'd pass preclearance. It's telling that they haven't.

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW requests background check agreement between DOJ and Trump transition team

Americans deserve to know if the Senate will have access to Trump nominees background checks and details about the Trump campaign's agreement.

Reports

Accountability

Where Supreme Court justices stand on ethics reform

If the Supreme Court is serious about rebuilding public trust, the justices must implement a binding Code of Conduct now. Until these reforms are adopted, CREW will be tracking the justices’ conduct and public statements on ethics reforms.

Reports

Democracy

Discriminatory effects of election denialism may violate the Voting Rights Act

Recent threats and unjust refusals to certify election results may violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Analysis of cases in Arizona and Michigan lay out how derogatory comments about Black and Latino voters and spurious reasons to deny certification could be found to be discriminatory and thus make certification denials a violation of the Voting Rights Act in those states.

CREW, Protect Democracy request records on Heritage Foundation FOIA requests

Trump applied for Mexico trademark on Trump Tower

Loss of VRA preclearance protections allowed election deniers to undermine certification of the vote

CREW requests background check agreement between DOJ and Trump transition team

Where Supreme Court justices stand on ethics reform

Discriminatory effects of election denialism may violate the Voting Rights Act

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