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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
January 12, 2021 at 3:49 PM

President Trump's sedition

The FBI and the Department of Justice should investigate President Trump for seditious conspiracy. That’s a federal crime and a deeply serious one. John, The FBI and the Department of Justice should investigate President Trump for seditious conspiracy. That’s a federal crime an…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
January 8, 2021 at 9:58 PM

where do we go from here?

When there’s an attempted coup, fighting corruption becomes a lot more challenging. John, Where do we go from here? When there’s an attempted coup, fighting corruption becomes a lot more challenging. When there’s a violent insurrection in the Capitol attempting to overturn…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
January 6, 2021 at 9:06 PM

a violent insurrection

What is happening right now at the Capitol is nothing less than an attempted violent coup against our democratically elected government. John, What is happening right now at the Capitol is nothing less than an attempted violent coup against our democratically elected governmen…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
January 5, 2021 at 2:52 PM

another impeachable phone call

President Trump’s phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger, where he pressured him to “find 11,780 votes” to flip the state to Trump, wasn’t just outrageous. It was impeachable—and likely criminal. John, President Trump’s phone call with Georgia Secretary of St…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
January 1, 2021 at 4:04 PM

Happy New Year!

Thanks to contributions from you and hundreds of CREW supporters, we not only met, but exceeded our year-end matching goal of $60,000. As President Trump closes out his final weeks in the White House, it’s clearer than ever that we have to continue to fig John, From all of us o…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 11:03 PM

midnight tonight

CREW’s work began long before Donald Trump ran for president, and it will continue long after. He’s certainly made our work more challenging, and highlighted the desperate need for real comprehensive democracy reforms, but our democracy was in need of rep John, we have just a fe…
  Donald Sherman, CREW · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 3:33 PM

FW: Noah's email

At CREW, we’ve been right there with you in shock, outrage and dismay at the twists and turns of this year—from President Trump’s devastating mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis, which was exacerbated by his corruption and nepotism, to his appalling a John, just a quick note…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 8:03 PM

never been more important

Over the last few years, I’ve sent you a lot of emails about the threat that President Trump and his administration pose to our democracy. His corruption, abuses of power, attacks on watchdogs, nepotism, ethically-challenged Cabinet secretaries, his use o Make a double match…
  Donald Sherman, CREW · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 3:32 PM

stepping up

CREW supporters like you know that President Trump has mounted unprecedented attacks on our democracy—but you also know that our democracy’s challenges didn’t start and don’t end with Trump’s presidency. John, We’re on our way to reaching our $60,000 goal by tomorrow night, bu…
  The CREW Team · [email protected]
December 29, 2020 at 8:02 PM

FW: unacceptable

2020 has brought serious challenges to our democracy, but we’re optimistic that 2021 will bring opportunities for genuine accountability and reform, so that we can turn the page on the Trump administration’s corruption and begin to reform and build a stro John, did you see Noah’…
  Donald Sherman, CREW · [email protected]
December 29, 2020 at 3:33 PM

what a year

This year has been a blur. We’ve been working remotely for nine months now, doing our best to juggle family and community responsibilities with the responsibility we have to each other to fight for a better government. If I said it was easy, I would be ly John, This year has be…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
December 28, 2020 at 3:31 PM

unacceptable

President Trump’s attacks on our election, aided by members of his administration, members of Congress, and state officials, are absolutely unacceptable, and will have lasting consequences for our democracy. His corruption and abuse of power are damaging John, Unacceptable. …
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
December 27, 2020 at 4:17 PM

FW: a total overhaul

Attorney General Barr has left the Department of Justice. And in a few short weeks, President Trump will be leaving the White House. After years of fighting leaders who believe that their conduct is acceptable as long it’s not outright criminal, and even John, I wanted to make …
  Zephyr Teachout, CREW · [email protected]
December 26, 2020 at 4:30 PM

a total overhaul

Attorney General Barr has left the Department of Justice. And in a few short weeks, President Trump will be leaving the White House. After years of fighting leaders who believe that their conduct is acceptable as long it’s not outright criminal, and even John, Attorney General…
  Donald Sherman, CREW · [email protected]
December 24, 2020 at 3:01 PM

FW: our plan for 2021

From being one of the first to raise the alarm about Postmaster Louis DeJoy’s corrupt attacks on mail service to uncovering documents that show possible abuse of taxpayer funds by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to releasing a 170-page report laying out th John, I wanted to make…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
December 24, 2020 at 2:18 AM

FW: shameful

With President Trump’s second night of pardons of people connected to him—this time Paul Manafort, Roger Stone and Charles Kushner—he has made it clear that he believes the purpose of the pardon is to bail out rich white men connected to him. Trump has tu John, With President T…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
December 23, 2020 at 3:29 PM

shameful

Pardons are traditionally used to try to right injustices, but that couldn’t have been further from the case last night. John, Pardons are traditionally used to try to right injustices, but that couldn’t have been further from the case last night. President Trump’s just-ann…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
December 21, 2020 at 5:34 PM

our plan for 2021

At CREW, we’ve been right there with you in shock, outrage and dismay at the twists and turns of this year—from President Trump’s devastating mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis, which was exacerbated by his corruption and nepotism, to his appalling a John, 2020 has been a …
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
December 20, 2020 at 5:00 PM

why records matter

After CREW filed multiple complaints against President Trump’s trade advisor Peter Navarro for his blatant Hatch Act violations, the Office of Special Counsel made it official and recommended that he be disciplined for breaking the law. Navarro joins more John, When President T…
  Donald Sherman, CREW · [email protected]
December 16, 2020 at 3:00 PM

good news and bad news

After CREW filed multiple complaints against President Trump’s trade advisor Peter Navarro for his blatant Hatch Act violations, the Office of Special Counsel made it official and recommended that he be disciplined for breaking the law. Navarro joins more John, After CREW filed…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
December 11, 2020 at 4:12 PM

what our democracy needs

If you’ve been frustrated with members’ of Congress complicity in President Trump’s assaults on our democracy, or if your jaw has dropped at the latest headlines about Trump’s corruption—read on. John, If you’ve been frustrated with members’ of Congress complicity in President…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
December 8, 2020 at 3:32 PM

digging up documents

When the DOJ announced last year that the federal government would resume the death penalty and use pentobarbital sodium as the lethal agent in executions, we had some questions. Namely, how did the DOJ plan to get the notoriously difficult to procure dru John, When the DOJ ann…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
December 3, 2020 at 3:35 PM

we've got fixes

There’s no question that Donald Trump’s presidency has tested our democracy, exposed its weaknesses, and left it in a more vulnerable place than it’s ever been before. John, There’s no question that Donald Trump’s presidency has tested our democracy, exposed its weaknesses, and…
  Donald Sherman, CREW · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 9:45 PM

what a year

What a year it’s been. While we’re in the final stretch of both 2020 and the Trump administration, it may seem like the worst is behind us. John, What a year it’s been. While we’re in the final stretch of both 2020 and the Trump administration, it may seem like the worst is …
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 5:37 PM

FW: just beginning

I wanted to make sure you saw Zephyr’s email from earlier today. We’re trying to reach our $25,000 match goal, and we could use your help. Will you make a matched Giving Tuesday contribution now to fuel CREW’s continued work defending our democracy in th John, I wanted to make …
  Zephyr Teachout, CREW · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 2:52 PM

just beginning

I wish I could say the fight for a better government was over. But it is just beginning. John, I wish I could say the fight for a better government was over. But it is just beginning. Trump’s refusal to concede the election has proven that our democracy is fragile. Attorney G…
  Donald Sherman · [email protected]
November 30, 2020 at 5:25 PM

FW: he's still a threat

President Trump will be leaving office in under two months, but he remains a threat to our democracy. Here at CREW, we’re committed to fighting back—fighting his wrongdoing now and fighting for ongoing accountability, oversight, and reform after he’s le John, Giving Tuesday is …
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
November 24, 2020 at 4:31 PM

he's still a threat

President Trump will be leaving office in under two months, but he remains a threat to our democracy. Here at CREW, we’re committed to fighting back—fighting his wrongdoing now and fighting for ongoing accountability, oversight, and reform after he’s le John, President Trump wi…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
November 19, 2020 at 7:24 PM

Graham’s anti-democratic attacks

Senator Lindsey Graham needs to step down from his role as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Earlier this week, we learned that Graham spoke to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and apparently suggested that he toss out all mail-in ba John, Senator Lindsey Gr…
  The CREW Team · [email protected]
November 17, 2020 at 7:21 PM

something you can do to help

When President-elect Biden takes office in January, his administration will be met with many challenges. Among the immediate concerns is restoring a strong, representative democracy, and tackling the weaknesses in our system that President Trump has ex John, When President-ele…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
November 12, 2020 at 4:52 PM

in denial

Joe Biden is the president-elect of the United States of America. But you wouldn’t know it based on the Trump administration’s recent actions. John, Joe Biden is the president-elect of the United States of America. But you wouldn’t know it based on the Trump administration’s…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
November 7, 2020 at 5:49 PM

the fight isn’t over

President Trump will be leaving the White House in January. But that doesn’t mean our fight is over. John, President Trump will be leaving the White House in January. But that doesn’t mean our fight is over. President Trump has shredded the rule of law, used racist attacks…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
November 5, 2020 at 10:47 PM

not a fair fight

No matter what the result of this presidential election is in the end, let’s be clear about one thing: it was never a fair fight. John, No matter what the result of this presidential election is in the end, let’s be clear about one thing: it was never a fair fight. President T…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
November 2, 2020 at 5:43 PM

the most corrupt in history

President Trump is the most corrupt president in American history. His continued ownership of his businesses, leading to more than 3,500 conflicts of interest since he took office, would on its own be enough to merit that title. But Trump has repeatedly John, President Trump is…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
October 30, 2020 at 3:39 PM

the Supreme Court and secret money

You may not have heard of Leonard Leo, an informal advisor to President Trump on judicial nominations, but he has been closely involved in picking all three of Trump’s Supreme Court justices. John, You may not have heard of Leonard Leo, an informal advisor to President Trump o…
  The CREW Team · [email protected]
October 26, 2020 at 7:02 PM

here’s what you need to know

Are you having a hard time keeping up with the deluge of news these days? We get it. Here at CREW, it’s literally a full time job...so we know just how overwhelming it can be. John, Are you having a hard time keeping up with the deluge of news these days? We get it. Here at CR…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
October 22, 2020 at 2:00 PM

the case against Judge Barrett

Every senator must oppose Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court. John, Every senator must oppose Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court. CREW does not generally take a position on judicial nominations, but in this case, the future of our…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
October 20, 2020 at 5:09 PM

Barr needs to go

You might be tired of hearing about Trump administration misconduct at this point. Believe me, all of us at CREW are too. But we can’t let them exhaust us with their abuses of power, legal violations, corruption, and attacks on our democracy. John, You might be tired of hearin…
  Donald Sherman, CREW · [email protected]
October 15, 2020 at 4:49 PM

record-breaking violations

The latest Trump administration official to abuse taxpayer dollars for political purposes? Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. John, The latest Trump administration official to abuse taxpayer dollars for political purposes? Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Follow…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
October 12, 2020 at 5:02 PM

Trump's illegal appointees

President Trump is allowing three of his senior administration officials to illegally serve in their positions. In any other administration, that would be a huge scandal. But unfortunately in this administration, it has barely registered in the constant s John, President Trump …
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
October 9, 2020 at 4:50 PM

CREW got an upgrade!

CREW believes that every American should be able to access information about President Trump's corruption and be fully informed about the cost of his conflicts of interests. That's why we’re so excited to launch a brand-new website that will allow our sup John, CREW believes th…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
October 1, 2020 at 5:38 PM

3,400 conflicts. We counted.

President Trump is the most corrupt president in history. We counted the ways. Trump has racked up more than 3,400 conflicts of interest since taking office, which CREW tracked meticulously during the last three and a half years. That’s an astoundingly John, President Trump is…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
September 29, 2020 at 9:00 PM

an honest assessment

I’m going to be honest: these are scary times for our democracy. We have a president who seems to be intent on doing all he can to use the mechanisms of government to boost his own electoral chances, who is casting doubt on the legitimacy of the election John, Through tomorrow…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
September 21, 2020 at 4:53 PM

a more accountable government is possible

Hatch Act violations threaten the integrity of our democracy. Corruption in federal contracting wastes taxpayer dollars and robs people of much-needed resources. Politicization of the Justice Department advances the president’s racism and personal interes On Thursday, Octobe…
  Donald Sherman, CREW · [email protected]
September 15, 2020 at 2:14 PM

We have a message for the Senate on voting by mail

The election is only 49 days away, we are in the midst of a pandemic, and still the Senate has failed to ensure that everyone who needs to can vote by mail. The clock is ticking John, The election is only 49 days away, we are in the midst of a pandemic, and still the Senate has…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
September 10, 2020 at 6:21 PM

We need to talk about Ivanka Trump’s conflicts

It's bad enough that President Trump is profiting from the presidency. But it doesn’t end there: his family members are too. John, It's bad enough that President Trump is profiting from the presidency. But it doesn’t end there: his family members are too. The truth is that w…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
September 6, 2020 at 5:00 PM

parks, propaganda and political spectacles

The idea that government leaders would not and could not use taxpayer dollars and their own authority to keep themselves in power is a cornerstone of American democracy. Last week, President Trump and the Republican National Convention challenged that ide John, I hate to be the…
  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]
September 3, 2020 at 6:30 PM

abusing taxpayer resources

The idea that government leaders would not and could not use taxpayer dollars and their own authority to keep themselves in power is a cornerstone of American democracy. Last week, President Trump and the Republican National Convention challenged that ide John, The idea that go…
  Donald Sherman, CREW · [email protected]
August 28, 2020 at 4:47 PM

we actually do keep winning

If your summer is going at all like my summer is, you may feel like you need a win. Between the ongoing pandemic and the Trump administration’s anti-democratic attacks on the upcoming election, it would be easy to feel discouraged. But I’m writing to te John, If your summer is …
  Donald Sherman, CREW · [email protected]
August 25, 2020 at 4:10 PM

how we're fighting DeJoy's attacks

When major Trump donor Louis DeJoy was appointed Postmaster General in June, we raised the alarm about his history of donations to pro-Trump super PACs and the RNC, as well as his willingness to echo President Trump’s baseless attacks on voting by mail. John, When major Trump …