A CAMPAIGN TO DEFRAUD
President Trump’s Apparent Campaign Finance Crimes, Cover-up, and Conspiracy There is compelling evidence that Donald J. Trump may have personally committed up to eight criminal...
Presidential Profiteering: Trump’s Conflicts Got Worse in Year Two
Introduction President Trump’s January 11, 2017 announcement that he would not divest from his interests in the Trump Organization while serving as president caused an ethics...
The Hatch Act: Mixing Partisan Goals with Official Positions in the Trump Administration
It’s no secret that the Trump administration disregards ethics norms and the rule of law. CREW takes these challenges to our democracy seriously, and responds with legal action...
A Bitter Pill: How Big Pharma Lobbies to Keep Prescription Drug Prices High
Download the PDF report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY With the political heat on pharmaceutical manufacturers increasing in Washington, D.C., the industry is preparing for a fight over perhaps...
Shadow Governors: How nonprofits with anonymous donors influence politics and policy in the states
Download the PDF report Key Findings More than one in three governors holding office as of January 31, 2017 can be linked to state-level dark money or shadow governance groups....
Why President Trump Can’t Pardon His Way Out of the Special Counsel and Cohen Investigations
Media commentators, scholars, and even the president’s allies have speculated that President Trump might “pardon his way out” of the Department of Justice investigations of...
The Travels of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
When Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his wife Louise Linton deplaned in Lexington, Kentucky on August 21, 2017 – a trip that coincided with the solar eclipse – the tableau...
The Smear Campaign Against Mueller: Debunking the Nunes Memo and the Other Attacks on the Russia Investigation
When Robert Mueller was appointed Special Counsel in May 2017 to lead the inquiry into Trump campaign ties to Russia, leading Republican voices sang his praises, calling him a man of...
Profiting from the Presidency
Introduction On January 11, 2017, President-elect Donald Trump announced to the American public that he would not divest from his businesses—including hotels, golf courses,...
The Most Unethical Presidency: Year One
In the lead-up to President Trump’s inauguration, we at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and concerned people across the United States urged the president to take...
Why Trump Can’t Easily Remove Mueller—and What Happens If He Tries
President Trump cannot easily bring an end to the Russia investigation by firing Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Authors Noah Bookbinder, Norman Eisen, and Caroline Fredrickson...
Trump Inc: The Ethics Crisis in Trump’s First 100 Days
Donald Trump spoke often during the presidential campaign of his intention to “drain the swamp” – that is, to clean up the corruption, influence, and cronyism that is too...
