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Between Donald Trump’s fraud trial in New York and our 14th Amendment trial in Colorado seeking to disqualify Trump from the ballot, it’s been a busy few weeks in accountability news.
We’ve continued to move forward with our disqualification efforts, and just yesterday, we submitted hundreds of pages to the court of proposed factual and legal findings, and we expect to make closing arguments next week in the case. We also filed an amicus brief supporting the 14th Amendment lawsuit brought in Michigan [[link removed]] by another nonprofit.
But beyond the biggest headlines, there are important stories that you may have missed.
Ben Carson, who served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under former President Donald Trump, just endorsed Trump again. Carson went on CNN [[link removed]] to talk about it, and was asked what he thought about Trump's call to terminate the Constitution.
Instead of condemning Trump’s call to terminate the Constitution, Carson said: “Well, I think you have to look at the context of what things were said, how they were said, and which parts of the Constitution are you talking about.
But here’s the thing: You don’t get to pick and choose what parts of the Constitution apply. If we ignore the Constitution, our democracy starts to break down. That’s one of the principles we’re fighting for in our Colorado 14th Amendment lawsuit: The Constitution is not optional.
Here’s some other news we’re following:
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The
government
is
barreling
towards
a
shutdown,
with
only
8
days
left
until
funding
runs
out.
That
would
be
a
disaster
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for
government
ethics
and
accountability.
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Arkansas
Governor
Sarah
Huckabee
Sanders
is
facing
scrutiny
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because
her
office
bought
a
$19,000
podium,
and
apparently
tried
to
cover
it
up.
You
may
recognize
her
name
from
her
time
in
the
Trump
administration…
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North
Carolina's
recently
passed
state
budget
jeopardizes
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public
access
to
records,
making
it
challenging
to
reveal
corruption
and
ensure
accountability.
It
also
undermines
the
voting
rights
of
its
citizens.
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In
Virginia,
Governor
Glenn
Youngkin’s
elections
team
admitted
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in
the
run-up
to
General
Assembly
elections
earlier
this
week
that
it
removed
nearly
3,400
qualified
voters
from
the
state’s
rolls.
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It’s
been
nearly
a
month
since
we
reported
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that
Representative
George
Santos
was
the
only
member
of
Congress
who
had
failed
to
file
a
personal
financial
disclosure.
He
still
hasn’t
filed
the
form,
even
as
a
finding
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is
expected
within
days
from
the
House
Ethics
Committee’s
extensive
investigation
into
his
conduct.
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