John,
I wanted to make sure you saw Noah’s email. CREW’s work strengthening our democracy and fighting corruption is more important than ever—and your support can help us tackle this work with the urgency it deserves. If you’re able, please consider becoming a monthly donor now—a generous supporter will match the first three months of your donation, so it will go twice as far.
Whether you first heard of CREW when we sued Donald Trump for violating the Emoluments Clauses of the Constitution, or one of the many times we uncovered documents showing taxpayer funds going to Trump properties, or even if you followed CREW for years before Trump was in office—we hope we can count on your ongoing support. Corruption, transparency, ethics and accountability aren’t trends to CREW—these issues have been our focus for years, and we’ll continue the fight no matter what. If you’d like to help us continue pushing for real accountability and reform, I hope you’ll consider making a matched monthly donation now.
Thank you,
Arielle Linsky Stogner
Chief Operating Officer, CREW
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John,
Donald Trump is no longer the president. But that doesn’t mean CREW’s work is over—in fact, our work is more important than ever.
Not only are we continuing to uncover corruption from the Trump era—like the $12,000 in taxpayer dollars Trump funneled to his Las Vegas hotel in February 2020—but we’re hard at work advancing reform in Congress and working to rebuild ethical norms. But that work isn’t easy, and requires real resources to do it well.
That’s why a generous CREW supporter is matching all new recurring donations for the first three months, up to $15,000 total—because they know that ongoing support is crucial to CREW’s ability to continue fighting for an ethical, accountable, equitable and transparent government. Will you consider becoming a recurring donor now?
I’ll be honest—we know that many people are less focused on ethics and corruption now that Trump has left office. It’s tempting to want to turn the page and focus on other challenges facing our country after Trump’s exhausting and unceasing abuses finally came to an end.
But we can’t turn away. Because not only is there still work to be done to hold Trump and his allies accountable, but our country desperately needs real democracy reform. That’s why in recent weeks, CREW has released a comprehensive report on abolishing the filibuster, which is a racist, outdated relic that has upset the balance of power and is blocking crucial democracy and other reforms. We’ve continued to uncover Trump administration abuses, including the $140,000 cost to taxpayers for just one month of Trump’s extension of Secret Service protection to his adult family members, and the $750,000 tab for Vice President Mike Pence’s Christmas ski trip to Vail at the height of the pandemic. We’ve taken legal actions, opened new investigations, and are tracking corporate giving to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election.
There’s more work than ever, and CREW is in this fight for the long haul. If you’re able, I hope you’ll consider making a matched monthly donation now, so that we can continue fighting for transparency and accountability—even if the focus has shifted.
Thank you,
Noah Bookbinder
President, CREW
