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

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW requests records on election board members who attempted to undermine election certification process

The public should know if election officials have communicated with external entities and individuals engaged in efforts to cast doubt on election results.

Investigations

Trump has spread conspiracy theories about January 6th more than 175 times on Truth Social

Trump's posts blame entities from the FBI to antifa—but point to one false narrative: January 6th was someone else’s fault and ultimately no big deal anyway.

Reports

Corruption

Bankrolling the Big Lie

We're scoring companies’ support for democracy based on how much they are giving to members who have done the most to undermine it.

Methodology

Corruption

Bankrolling the Big Lie — Methodology

CREW considered six criteria when measuring lawmakers’ commitment to upholding American democracy and the corporations funding them.

Investigations

Trump has threatened dozens of times to use the government to target political enemies

Trump has repeatedly promised to weaponize the federal government during a second administration by pursuing revenge, retaliation and retribution against his political enemies.

Investigations

Internal briefings reveal FBI’s real-time reaction to Jan. 6

The FBI’s real-time reports escalated from detailed and unconcerned to urgent and distressed, then may have paused altogether during the most critical hours of the insurrection.

CREW requests records on election board members who attempted to undermine election certification process

Trump has spread conspiracy theories about January 6th more than 175 times on Truth Social

Bankrolling the Big Lie

Bankrolling the Big Lie — Methodology

Trump has threatened dozens of times to use the government to target political enemies

Internal briefings reveal FBI’s real-time reaction to Jan. 6

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