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CREW uses high-impact legal actions to target government officials who sacrifice the common good to special interests.
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Trump sues to stop New York prosecutors from getting his taxes
The lawsuit is a response to a subpoena the New York District Attorney filed last month seeking eight years of Trump's personal and corporate tax returns.
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Suing to hide your tax returns is not the kind of thing you do if you have a clear conscience.
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Congress investigates Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao over possible conflicts of interest
"Reports suggest that you used your official position to elevate Foremost Group's influence and status"
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It seems pretty straightforward to understand that public officials cannot use their position for private gain for themselves or their families.
Did the Trump administration not get the memo?
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Democrats introduce bill to block taxpayer-funded spending at Trump properties
Senate Democrats want to ban federal officials from using taxpayer funds at properties owned by a president, vice president or Cabinet official. More than 30 Senate Democrats, led by Sen.
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Senate Democrats want to ban federal officials from using taxpayer funds at properties owned by a president, vice president or Cabinet official.
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Trump’s Deference to Saudis in Setting Terms for How U.S. Should Respond to Attacks Touches a Nerve
The president’s tweet set off a torrent of criticism from those who have long accused him of doing Riyadh’s bidding while sweeping Saudi violations of human rights and international norms under the rug.
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"Saudi Arabia, I get along with all of them. They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million” - Donald Trump
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State IG Set to Recommend Discipline for Trump’s Top Iran Hand
Brian Hook is reportedly in the running for national security adviser, and any discipline for his role in politically motivated State Dept. firings would likely hurt his chances.
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The State Department is preparing to recommend Brian Hook receive disciplinary action for his role in politically motivated firings of employees at the department.
He was just given more power on Jared Kushner’s Middle East peace team last week.
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The Case Against Trump Profiting From the Presidency Is Back On
The decision by the U.S. second circuit court of appeals marks a breakthrough for those who accuse Trump of breaching the Constitution’s so-called emoluments clause.
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Trump continues to rake in the cash while in the White House, including $421 million last year alone.
Recently, he seems to be getting even more brazen in his attempts to cash in on the presidency.
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Trump can once again be sued over possible profits from foreign governments
President Trump only got to enjoy his emoluments victory for so long.
In July, a federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit against Trump claiming he illegally profited from foreign visitors at his luxury hotel in Washington. But on Friday, another...
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When there’s a prohibition in the Constitution against the president taking emoluments, it’s hard for the president to get away with taking emoluments.
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A Border Patrol gala retirement party will be held at a Trump golf resort
They’re not even trying to hide it anymore.
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A Border Patrol deputy chief is holding his retirement party at a Trump golf club. Government employees will be paying to attend, and it goes straight to their boss’s bottom line.
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A Federal Appeals Court Revived Another Lawsuit Against Trump For Continuing To Profit From His Businesses
The 2nd Circuit found that hotel and restaurant owners could bring constitutional claims against Trump for refusing to divest from his companies.
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The decision from the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit marks the latest setback for Trump in trying to shake claims that he's unconstitutionally profiting from his business interests while he's in the White House.
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Trump Demands Fed Drop Rates To Zero. That Would Save Him $8 Million A Year.
The president called the Federal Reserve Board members "boneheads" as he pushed for a rate cut that would put money in his own pocket.
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President Trump is all about using his presidential power to enrich himself. This is not how a democracy is supposed to function.
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CREW Statement on Emoluments Case Victory
If Trump would like to avoid the case going further and curtail the serious harms caused by his conduct, now would be a good time to divest.
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This is what an emoluments win looks like citizensforethics.org/press-release/… pic.twitter.com/Ruunb9g38e
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Victories like this don’t happen every day in the government ethics world. Especially not in the Trump administration.
That’s why we’re still celebrating.
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Trump puts his own financial interests first when he badgers the Fed to cut interest rates
The president is ‘talking his book,’ neglecting to mention that he would save millions of dollars with lower interest rates.
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Trump would save millions from a Fed rate cut, and so would his family. No wonder he’s so committed to badgering the Fed.
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CREW Sues Treasury For Failure to Turn Over Records on Mnuchin Investment
The records will shed light on whether Mnuchin violated a law aimed at the Treasury Secretary by putting himself in a position to benefit from Treasury activities.
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We're suing to see whether Secretary Mnuchin violated a law aimed directly at the Treasury Secretary by putting himself in a position to benefit from the activities of the Treasury.
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Mnuchin reported a new investment worth between $500,000-$1 million in a fund which invests 80% of its assets in the US Treasury, which he oversees.
He is legally prohibited from being involved in buying or selling financial obligations of the government.
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Steven Mnuchin reported a new investment worth between $500,000 and $1 million in a fund that invests 80% of its assets in the U.S. Treasury. He is prohibited from being involved in buying or selling financial obligations of a state or the U.S. government.
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CREW Asks IRS to Investigate Prosperity Alliance
Prosperity Alliance, another dark money group active in Ohio, may have violated its tax-exempt status by making politics its primary activity.
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NEW: Prosperity Alliance, a dark money group, likely broke the law by spending primarily on political activities and failing to properly report that spending on its tax return. We’ve filed a complaint with the IRS to hold the group accountable.
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CREW Requests Records on Hurricane Dorian Response Following Trump's False Claims
Following Trump’s inaccurate claim that Hurricane Dorian was heading towards Alabama, it appears that members of the government were pressed to provide him political cover.
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Pressuring to cover for Trump’s inaccurate claim about Hurricane Dorian likely took government resources away from the disaster relief effort.
We’ve launched an investigation
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McConnell Said No to Money for Miners, Yes to Russian-Backed Plant
The Senate majority leader worked to keep money out of Kentucky coal miners’ hands—even as he maneuvered to steer federal cash to an aluminum plant connected to a Putin ally.
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Mitch McConnell blocked Treasury Department funds to help pay for coal miners’ health care and pensions in his home state of Kentucky, but approved similar funds to bankroll an aluminum plant connected to an ally of Putin.
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Mike Pence's Doonbeg Detour to Cost Nearly $600k
Mike Pence’s controversial trip visit to President Trump’s resort in Doonbeg is slated to cost taxpayers $599,454.36 in limousine service alone.
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BREAKING: Mike Pence’s Doonbeg trip is slated to cost taxpayers $600,000 in limos alone
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It cost more than half a million dollars to chaufer Mike Pence to Trump’s remote Irish resort.
That’s where taxpayer money goes in the Trump era.
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Mike Pence took a visit to President Trump’s golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland.
It's slated to cost taxpayers $600,000 in limos alone, according to State Department contracts reviewed by CREW.
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CREW Requests Investigation of Trump Doral G-7 Announcement
A contract with the Trump Organization could violate federal contracting laws, and payments received by Trump’s resort would violate the Emoluments Clause.
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BREAKING: CREW is requesting an investigation into President Trump's Doral G-7 announcement for possible corruption
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Commerce Chief Threatened Firings at NOAA After Trump’s Hurricane Tweets, Sources Say
Wilbur L. Ross Jr. made the threat after the agency’s Alabama office contradicted the president’s claim that Hurricane Dorian might hit the state.
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We can never overestimate the extent to which the Trump administration is oriented to Trump’s personal whims or personal profits.
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US military spent $17.2 million at Scottish airport near Trump resort
The Department of Defense has made more than 500 payments to Glasgow Prestwick Airport so far in 2019.
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The Department of Defense has spent more than $17 million on fuel at a Scottish airport near President Trump's Turnberry golf course since Trump’s election. That’s a 100% increase from what the DoD spent at the airport before Trump’s election.
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