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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
November 22, 2019 at 3:11 PM

Trump’s G-7 bid was built on a lie

CREW’s investigation into President Trump’s disastrous effort to host the G-7 summit at his own resort turned up clear evidence that Trump was lying all along. John - CREW’s investigation into President Trump’s disastrous effort to host the G-7 summit at his own resort turned…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
November 20, 2019 at 11:19 PM

President Trump must be removed from office

President Trump has unquestionably abused his power and engaged in multiple impeachable acts, and must be impeached and removed from office. John - President Trump has unquestionably abused his power and engaged in multiple impeachable acts, and must be impeached and removed …
  The CREW Team · [email protected]
November 17, 2019 at 4:00 PM

FW: Congress, follow the money!

It’s clear that President Trump is profiting off of the presidency, but we still need to know the extent of this ongoing corruption. John - It’s clear that President Trump is profiting off of the presidency, but we still need to know the extent of this ongoing corruption. W…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
November 14, 2019 at 5:04 PM

impeachment

Yesterday, the House officially began public impeachment hearings against a president for only the fourth time in American history. This is a momentous step, and one that is warranted, many times over, by President Trump’s serious abuse of power. John - Yesterday, the House o…
  The CREW Team · [email protected]
November 12, 2019 at 4:29 PM

FACT CHECK: The Trump sons are lying

“When my father became commander in chief of this country, we got out of all international business." -Eric Trump “When my father became commander in chief of this country, we got out of all international business." - Eric Trump “The media said, ‘Oh, you’re enriching yourse…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
November 8, 2019 at 3:46 PM

BREAKING: President Trump got fined

A New York state judge just ordered President Trump to pay $2 million as part of a settlement for misuse of the Trump Foundation. John - A New York state judge just ordered President Trump to pay $2 million as part of a settlement for misuse of the Trump Foundation. More th…
  The CREW Team · [email protected]
November 2, 2019 at 2:08 PM

Congress, follow the money!

Since the start of the Trump administration, we’ve tracked more than 2,500 conflicts of interest at Trump properties, including dozens of visits by senior administration officials and foreign government officials. It’s wrong to profit from the presidency, John - Since the star…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
October 31, 2019 at 2:24 PM

a scary time for our democracy

Corruption, abuse of power, obstruction of justice, big money in politics. Our democracy is facing unprecedented challenges, and with an administration that is fighting tooth and nail to block oversight and investigation, any accountability is hard-won. John - Corruption, abus…
  Anne Weismann, CREW · [email protected]
October 27, 2019 at 3:00 PM

McCabe's firing

CREW’s investigation into retaliation against government officials just uncovered new FBI records about former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s termination. John - CREW’s investigation into retaliation against government officials just uncovered new FBI records about forme…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
October 25, 2019 at 5:35 PM

a historic victory against dark money

Peter Thiel. Richard and Helen DeVos. Sheldon and Miriam Adelson. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Former SBA Administrator Linda McMahon. John - Peter Thiel. Richard and Helen DeVos. Sheldon and Miriam Adelson. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Former SBA Administrator Li…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
October 23, 2019 at 4:10 PM

2,565 conflicts...and counting

In the 1,006 days since President Trump took office, we’ve counted 2,565 conflicts of interest related to his business interests. And now, you can follow along on our new live conflicts tracker, which will allow you to see up-to-date details of Presiden John - In the 1,006 day…
  Donald Sherman, CREW · [email protected]
October 21, 2019 at 4:53 PM

Kellyanne Conway and Twitter

In the last year, Kellyanne Conway has violated the Hatch Act more than 50 times via her Twitter account, by attacking President Trump’s political rivals and promoting the president’s re-election. Conway is also violating Twitter’s terms of service, which In the last year, …
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
October 20, 2019 at 8:28 PM

BREAKING: our pressure worked

Pressure works, and refusing to stand for corruption works. Late last night, President Trump reversed his decision to hold the G-7 summit at his Doral golf resort, a sign that public outcry can have an effect on this administration’s actions. John - Pressure works, and refusi…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
October 18, 2019 at 2:50 PM

outrageous corruption

Holding the G-7 summit at President Trump’s Doral resort is absolutely outrageous and represents a historic new low for this administration. With this selection, President Trump is officially using the power of the presidency to prop up his struggling pro John - Holding the G-7…
  The CREW Team · [email protected]
October 15, 2019 at 2:53 PM

Barr, Giuliani, and everything we’ve been up to

If you can hardly keep up with the news of the latest Ukraine scandal revelation, you are far from alone. At CREW, we’ve been hard at work tracking and responding to President Trump’s latest abuses of power, as well as continuing to focus on other crucial John - If you can hard…
  Donald Sherman, CREW · [email protected]
October 11, 2019 at 2:06 PM

FW: it's not only Ukraine

Congress is out of session, but even during this recess period, the House is progressing on its ongoing impeachment inquiry. That’s why it’s so important that your member of Congress hears from you in support of a comprehensive impeachment inquiry—click h John - Congress is out…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
October 8, 2019 at 2:31 PM

victories in court

It’s been a busy few weeks for CREW on all fronts—particularly in court. Just last week, CREW sought a temporary restraining order in our Presidential Records Act lawsuit to ensure the Trump administration is keeping records of President Trump’s contact John - It’s been a busy…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
October 3, 2019 at 2:21 PM

it's not only Ukraine

The House is pursuing a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump, which is a long-awaited step toward holding the president accountable for his reckless abuses of power. The revelations of the past week about the President’s abuse of his office t John - The House is purs…
  The CREW Team · [email protected]
October 2, 2019 at 2:35 PM

a whirlwind

This last week has been a non-stop whirlwind of news and chaos coming out of the White House. It increasingly looks like President Trump not only abused his power by pushing the president of Ukraine to go after a political rival, but that senior members o John - This last week …
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
September 28, 2019 at 2:03 PM

FW: how we get good news

I wanted to make sure you saw my invitation to join a briefing call on CREW’s work and Congress’ urgent work to come. As we saw this week, the president’s abuse of power demands accountability for his lawlessness, which includes both his outrageous action John - I wanted to mak…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
September 25, 2019 at 9:02 PM

truly shocking

Truly shocking. The White House apparently thought that the summary released today of President Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president would exonerate the president. They could not have been more wrong. John - Truly shocking. The White House apparently thought that the summa…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
September 24, 2019 at 2:20 PM

progress takes time

CREW has had some big victories in the past few months, and one thing they all have in common is that they have been long and hard fought. For the past two and a half years, we have been filing lawsuits, requesting public records, and calling out corrupti On October 4th I wi…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
September 20, 2019 at 3:02 PM

a big win on dark money

Americans for Job Security, one of the top five dark money groups during the 2010 and 2012 election cycles, is about to disclose their donors, thanks to the long-awaited resolution of an FEC complaint filed by CREW more than 7 years ago. John - Americans for Job Security, one …
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
September 17, 2019 at 3:13 PM

$600k in limos alone

Mike Pence’s recent 181 mile detour from Dublin to President Trump’s resort in Doonbeg shows the true cost of corruption. This time, it cost taxpayers more than half a million dollars over the course of his 2-day trip to Ireland earlier this month. John - Mike Pence’s recent 1…
  The CREW Team · [email protected]
September 16, 2019 at 6:45 PM

Watch: our emoluments lawsuit on MSNBC

“As the norms get shattered, he becomes more and more brazen about these norms, and I think that’s why it’s so essential to enforce these norms.” Deepak Gupta, one of the lawyers working with CREW on our emoluments lawsuit against President Trump, was o John - “As the norms get…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
September 13, 2019 at 4:14 PM

big emoluments win

This is huge. On President Trump’s first day in the Oval Office, CREW filed our historic emoluments lawsuit, CREW v. Trump, challenging President Trump’s systematic violations of the Emoluments Clauses of the Constitution. John - This is huge. On President Trump’s first day …
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
September 11, 2019 at 2:36 PM

investigating Doral and corruption

We need an investigation. Yesterday, we filed a request for investigation with the State Department’s Office of Inspector General, asking them to investigate possible corruption in connection with President Trump’s announcement that next year’s G-7 Summ John - We need an invest…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
September 5, 2019 at 2:35 PM

an ethics disaster

Just a few weeks ago, CREW released our new report tracking more than 2,300 conflicts of interest so far in the Trump presidency. But it’s already out of date—because in the Trump administration, governing is little more than a tool to make President Trum John - Just a few week…
  The CREW Team · [email protected]
August 30, 2019 at 2:56 PM

corruption doesn't take summer vacation

It’s been a busy few weeks at CREW, uncovering scandal and corruption and pushing for accountability. We recently released our new report Trump's 2,000 Conflicts of Interest and Counting which chronicles the overwhelming number of conflicts of interest John - It’s been a busy …
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
August 28, 2019 at 4:35 PM

the cost of corruption

President Trump is hoping to hold the next G-7 summit at his very own Trump National Doral resort in Miami. That’s the very definition of a conflict of interest, and it’s precisely the type of corruption we’ve been fighting against every day for the last Donate now to suppo…
  Anne Weismanm, CREW · [email protected]
August 22, 2019 at 6:48 PM

VA officials are fed up with Trump’s customers

CREW’s ongoing investigation into the influence of Trump’s customers just uncovered more than 300 pages of records into a major scandal at the VA.​ John - CREW’s ongoing investigation into the influence of Trump’s customers just uncovered more than 300 pages of records into a m…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
August 20, 2019 at 5:04 PM

who is Trump working for?

Our new report tracking President Trump’s conflicts of interest has been out for 5 days. John - Our new report tracking President Trump’s conflicts of interest has been out for 5 days. Thanks to President Trump’s and Vice President Pence’s apparent enthusiasm for mixing govern…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
August 15, 2019 at 3:31 PM

counting Trump’s corruption

You’re one of the first to know the whole story. CREW’s newly released report Trump's 2,000 Conflicts of Interest and Counting is an attempt to measure the immeasurable. John - You’re one of the first to know the whole story. CREW’s newly released report Trump's 2,000 Confli…
  Donald Sherman, CREW · [email protected]
August 13, 2019 at 4:01 PM

cashing in

This may not come as a surprise, but it appears that people in President Trump’s orbit are cashing in. We see it with President Trump’s visits to his own business properties, we see it with officials leaving to join industry they regulated, and we see it John - This may not co…
  Anne Weismann, CREW · [email protected]
August 9, 2019 at 3:47 PM

we’re fighting for transparency

We can’t hold our government accountable if we don’t know what government officials are doing. That’s why transparency and access to information, especially through the Freedom of Information Act request process, is essential to a strong, thriving democ John - We can’t hold our…
  The CREW Team · [email protected]
August 7, 2019 at 2:55 PM

Thank you for joining CREW’s team

Dear John, Thank you for signing up to get CREW updates and to join the fight against corruption. Your support couldn’t come at a more crucial time for our democracy. The stakes are higher than ever before—and CREW has been defending our democracy since day one of this ad…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
August 5, 2019 at 4:16 PM

John Kelly's revolving door

Last week, CREW sued the Trump administration for records of John Kelly’s communications about Caliburn International, a company that runs child detention centers. John - Last week, CREW sued the Trump administration for records of John Kelly’s communications about Caliburn Int…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
August 2, 2019 at 2:59 PM

thank you!

This outpouring of support puts CREW in a strong position for the second half of 2019. John - Wow. Thanks to contributions from hundreds of CREW supporters, we not only met, but exceeed our July match challenge of $70,000! This outpouring of support puts CREW in a strong posit…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
July 31, 2019 at 10:00 PM

our fight for ethics

Recently, CREW’s work led to the Office of Special Counsel calling for Kellyanne Conway’s firing because of Hatch Act violations; we’ve called out the pitfalls and controversies surrounding President Trump’s politicized Fourth of July celebration; we’ve f John, with just hours t…
  Donald Sherman, CREW · [email protected]
July 31, 2019 at 4:04 PM

join our fight

Since the start of the Trump administration, CREW has taken more than 450 legal actions, challenging corruption, conflicts of interest, and ethics abuses throughout the government. We’re a small organization, but my colleagues and I come to work every day John, Since the start…
  Evan McMullin, CREW · [email protected]
July 29, 2019 at 2:24 PM

service over profit

Serving in public office is an honor, and a public trust. We count on our leaders to put that public trust above personal profit, yet recently that trust has been breached at the highest levels of our government. John, Serving in public office is an honor, and a public trust.…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
July 28, 2019 at 2:32 PM

FW: 450 reasons

I hope you’ll take a minute to read Zephyr Teachout’s message below. Zephyr has been a pioneer of anti-corruption efforts for years, and we’re so fortunate to have her on CREW’s board. John, I hope you’ll take a minute to read Zephyr Teachout’s message below. Zephyr has been a …
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
July 27, 2019 at 2:04 PM

we need an impeachment inquiry now

On Wednesday, CREW said that Congress must begin an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s conduct and released a report outlining the case for a Trump impeachment inquiry. Thousands of you have joined us and emailed your representatives to ask John - On Wednesday, C…
  Zephyr Teachout, CREW · [email protected]
July 26, 2019 at 2:50 PM

450 reasons

450. That’s the number of legal actions CREW has taken since the start of the Trump administration, and every one of them is a reason I’m proud to serve on CREW’s board. CREW’s work to hold President Trump and his administration has never been more imp John - 450. That’s the n…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
July 24, 2019 at 6:41 PM

it's time for an impeachment inquiry

Congress must begin an impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s abuses of power. In an op-ed in today’s New York Times, I laid out the case for Congress to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s behavior, based in part on Special Counsel John - Congress must beg…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
July 23, 2019 at 2:55 PM

overwhelming and unacceptable

Just in the last week, we learned that the Trump International Hotel in DC has been paid more than $1.1 million from just four political committees, including Trump Victory and the Republican National Committee. More profit is sure to come, with another T John - We’re more than…
  The CREW Team · [email protected]
July 20, 2019 at 2:03 PM

FW: sometimes you want to scream

Former lobbyists running agencies they used to lobby. Obstruction of investigations and disdain for the law. Failure to divest from businesses. Profiting from the presidency and numerous conflicts of interest. If you, like Walt, sometimes find yourself wa John - Did you see Wal…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
July 18, 2019 at 8:35 PM

President Trump and the cover-up

Documents related to the Michael Cohen investigation were released today, and they make one thing crystal clear: President Trump was significantly more involved in the Stormy Daniels hush money payments, which resulted in multiple campaign finance law vio John - Documents relat…
  The CREW Team · [email protected]
July 18, 2019 at 4:56 AM

Thank you for joining CREW’s team

Dear John, Thank you for signing up to get CREW updates and to join the fight against corruption. Your support couldn’t come at a more crucial time for our democracy. The stakes are higher than ever before—and CREW has been defending our democracy since day one of this ad…
  Walter Shaub, CREW · [email protected]
July 17, 2019 at 6:03 PM

sometimes you want to scream

The unabashed corruption. The conflicts of interest and misuses of position pervading this presidential administration. The blatant defiance of ethics laws. And most of all: the consequences that all these ethical and moral failures have for each of us, a Friend - The unabashed…