Investigations
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.
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Ivanka Trump’s business wins approval for 16 new Chinese trademarks despite shutting down
Ivanka Trump’s fashion brand won first trial approval for 16 new trademarks (including for sausage casing and voting machines) from the Chinese government in October.
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CREW discovers previously undisclosed ethics waiver for Solicitor General Noel Francisco
CREW discovered that Noel Francisco, next in line to oversee the Russia probe, received an ethics waiver.
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Trump Organization business partner signed a deal with Saudi-backed fund weeks before journalist disappeared
The Trump Organization’s Indonesian partner inked an agreement for a Trump-branded development with a firm in which the Saudi government owns a large stake.
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Ethanol lobbyist gave Trump agenda $250K in dark money
Republican lobbyist C. Boyden Gray contributed $250k to pro-Trump political nonprofit America First Policies in April 2018.
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Trump will likely benefit from a massive new loophole in the tax bill
Because of Trump's unprecedented refusal to release his tax returns, we cannot know the magnitude of the giveaway that this loophole represents.