Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

September 9, 2021 at 2:22 PM

Kevin McCarthy and Marjorie Taylor Greene

Members of Congress shouldn’t threaten companies for complying with Congressional investigations. John, Members of Congress shouldn’t threaten companies for complying with Congressional investigations. That’s a pretty basic standard. But last week, House Minority Leader Ke…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

September 1, 2021 at 3:00 PM

CREW's summer of accountability

Summer’s almost over, and here at CREW, we’ve continued to work full speed ahead. We’ve been busy holding GM accountable for their $72,000 in donations to help re-elect the Sedition Caucus, after our success last month getting Toyota to reverse course and John, Summer’s almost …

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  The CREW Team · [email protected]

August 27, 2021 at 2:50 PM

FW: General Motors and the insurrection

We wanted to make sure you saw our message about GM’s donations to the Sedition Caucus. GM is already facing backlash on social media for the $72,000 and counting that they've donated to help re-elect the members of Congress who voted to reject the elect John, We wanted to make…

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August 23, 2021 at 3:01 PM

sign now: the filibuster has to go

If we’re going to protect voting rights, the filibuster has got to go. John, If we’re going to protect voting rights, the filibuster has got to go. And it’s not just voting rights that we need to end the filibuster to advance—it’s campaign finance reform, a ban on partisan ge…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

August 20, 2021 at 2:32 PM

Trump's corruption didn't end

The profiteering didn’t stop when Donald Trump’s presidency did. In the months since Trump left office, 46 candidates for federal and state office have visited Trump properties—from which he profits—more than 60 times, including former White House Press John, The profiteering …

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  The CREW Team · [email protected]

August 18, 2021 at 4:21 PM

a big win

Last night, we had a big win that will give us more answers about DeJoy’s ethics issues: a judge ruled that the US Postal Service has to turn over documents about DeJoy’s potential conflicts of interest. John, A year ago today, we called for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to qu…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

August 16, 2021 at 7:01 PM

General Motors and the insurrection

After the insurrection, General Motors paused their political donations and pledged to evaluate their donations to lawmakers in light of whether they aligned with GM’s core values. John, After the insurrection, General Motors paused their political donations and pledged to eval…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

August 13, 2021 at 2:21 PM

our January 6 investigation

Ahead of January 6, U.S. Park Police and D.C. Metropolitan Police officials raised concerns about permits sought by pro-Trump rally organizers, and even wanted to enlist President Biden’s inaugural committee to help block the permits, according to records John, Ahead of January…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

August 4, 2021 at 2:30 PM

thank you!

We closed July by filing a criminal complaint about former President Donald Trump’s and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ attempts to weaponize the Department of Justice as part of their larger campaign to overturn the results of the 2020 pr John, Thank you to ev…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

July 31, 2021 at 8:03 PM

punching above our weight

If you appreciate our work uncovering the corporate funders of the Sedition Caucus, filing complaints about Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the election, or pushing Congress to pass the For the People Act, then I hope you’ll consider helping us reach t John, We have just a …

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  Arielle Linsky Stogner, CREW · [email protected]

July 31, 2021 at 1:30 PM

FW: we can't be complacent

You’ve been hearing from us a lot lately, and that’s because we only have until midnight tonight before our $75,000 match for the month of July runs out. If we’re going to hit this goal and not leave money on the table, we need to step it up. John, You’ve been hearing from us …

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

July 30, 2021 at 2:03 PM

we can't be complacent

If you’re reading this email, I probably don’t need to tell you why we can’t be complacent about our democracy, even now that Donald Trump is no longer president. The loopholes he exposed still exist, the norms he violated haven’t been shored up by new la John, CREW’s $75,000 …

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

July 29, 2021 at 2:06 PM

FW: one good reason

I wanted to make sure you saw Zephyr’s email. If you need one good reason to support CREW, Zephyr’s got you covered—she’s given you three. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Zephyr’s email. If you need one good reason to support CREW, Zephyr’s got you covered—she’s given you …

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  Claudine Schneider, CREW · [email protected]

July 28, 2021 at 2:20 PM

public service over profits

When I represented Rhode Island’s 2nd district for a decade in Congress as a Republican, my experience was that most people who entered either Congress or government, did so to serve the public. Dear John, When I represented Rhode Island’s 2nd district for a decade in Congress …

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  Zephyr Teachout · [email protected]

July 27, 2021 at 2:30 PM

one good reason

CREW’s work is perhaps even more important than it was during the Trump administration. It may be tempting to become complacent, now that we have an administration that has shown an interest in following ethics rules, and a president who isn’t funneling t John, Do you need one…

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  Arielle Linsky Stogner, CREW · [email protected]

July 23, 2021 at 2:51 PM

protecting our democracy

Former President Trump is no longer in office, setting new lows for corruption and abuse of power. John, Former President Trump is no longer in office, setting new lows for corruption and abuse of power. But our work to protect our democracy is not over. Far from it—corporate…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

July 21, 2021 at 7:21 PM

“There is no indication of civil disobedience”

The Secret Service tracked in advance more than 80 separate events planned in DC around January 6th, all aiming to support Trump and contest the election, including one called a “Wild Protest” and a demonstration called “Occupy the Capitol.” However, the John, The Secret Servi…

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  The CREW Team · [email protected]

July 16, 2021 at 2:31 PM

CREW’s latest investigations

You may have seen the headlines about how CREW exposed Toyota’s donations to 38 members of Congress who voted to overturn the election, and the company’s subsequent commitment to stop giving to the Sedition Caucus, after we campaigned on social media for John, You may have see…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

July 14, 2021 at 2:21 PM

how we get results

Just last week, Toyota announced that they would stop giving to the members of Congress who rejected the 2020 election results, after CREW exposed their donations and led a social media campaign demanding they reverse course. John, Just last week, Toyota announced that they wou…

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  The CREW Team · [email protected]

July 8, 2021 at 8:22 PM

your pressure on Toyota worked

This afternoon, Toyota announced that they have decided to stop contributing to any of the 147 members of the Sedition Caucus who voted to reject the election results. John, This afternoon, Toyota announced that they have decided to stop contributing to any of the 147 membe…

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  Arielle Linsky Stogner, CREW · [email protected]

July 6, 2021 at 2:31 PM

FW: a yearly tradition

Just because President Trump is no longer in office doesn’t mean we can get complacent. In case you were busy grilling and watching the fireworks and didn't see Noah’s note on Sunday, John, I wanted to make sure you heard about CREW’s July donation challenge. All month long, …

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

July 4, 2021 at 4:00 PM

a yearly tradition

It’s become a bit of a tradition for me to email you on the Fourth of July, let you know what CREW is doing to protect our democracy, and ask for your support to continue our work. John, It’s become a bit of a tradition for me to email you on the Fourth of July, let you know wh…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

July 2, 2021 at 4:21 PM

yesterday's indictments

Yesterday, the Trump Organization and CFO Allen Weisselberg were indicted on 15 counts, based on a fraud scheme stretching back 15 years. John, Yesterday, the Trump Organization and CFO Allen Weisselberg were indicted on 15 counts, based on a fraud scheme stretching back 15 yea…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

June 30, 2021 at 3:02 PM

don't buy a Toyota

You have the power to help get real accountability for the deadly January 6th insurrection. John, You have the power to help get real accountability for the deadly January 6th insurrection. How? Don’t buy a Toyota, don’t shop at Walmart and don’t fly with JetBlue. Those …

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

June 28, 2021 at 3:52 PM

881 Secret Service employees

During the first year of the pandemic, 881 Secret Service employees were diagnosed with COVID-19. John, During the first year of the pandemic, 881 Secret Service employees were diagnosed with COVID-19. That’s a staggering number, and far more than previously known, uncovered …

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  Robert Maguire, CREW · [email protected]

June 25, 2021 at 2:30 PM

$4,358,113

That’s how much corporate and industry PAC money that members of Congress who voted to overturn the election have benefited from since January 6th. John, $4,358,113. That’s how much corporate and industry PAC money that members of Congress who voted to overturn the election h…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

June 18, 2021 at 2:50 PM

racism and the filibuster

The filibuster was created by racists. The filibuster is not, as you might think, in the Constitution, or intended to be a foundational part of Senate procedure. The first true forerunner to the filibuster appeared in 1841, and it re-emerged after the Ci John, The filibuster wa…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

June 16, 2021 at 6:09 PM

jaw-dropping

We already knew Donald Trump’s abuse and politicization of the Department of Justice was bad. But in just the last few days, there have been some truly jaw-dropping new revelations: John, We already knew Donald Trump’s abuse and politicization of the Department of Justice was b…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

June 8, 2021 at 2:50 PM

accountability for ICE

Last fall, a whistleblower complaint about the Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC), an immigration detention center in Georgia, brought the country’s attention to alarming accounts of egregious medical abuse, including claims of a doctor performing invas John, Last fall, a whi…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

June 4, 2021 at 3:20 PM

what's going on in Congress

Last week, 35 senators voted to block the bipartisan, independent January 6th commission. 54 senators voted in favor. John, Last week, 35 senators voted to block the bipartisan, independent January 6th commission. 54 senators voted in favor. There are two big problems evide…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

June 2, 2021 at 2:21 PM

legal update: Barr memo

Early last week, we learned that the Department of Justice would be appealing Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s order to release the full secret memo that Attorney General Bill Barr used to justify saying that the Mueller Report didn’t support obstruction of jus John, Early last week,…

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May 28, 2021 at 2:30 PM

the dark money fighting democracy reform

There’s a whole lot of money behind the opponents of democracy reform. The Koch network alone has spent tens of millions backing many of the senators who are opposing the For the People Act—legislation that would overhaul campaign finance rules and enfor John, There’s a whole l…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

May 25, 2021 at 7:00 PM

the DOJ's disappointing decision

Earlier this month, Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued a scathing decision in a case brought by CREW. She found that the Department of Justice misled the court about a memo Attorney General Bill Barr used to justify saying that the Mueller Report did not sup John, Earlier this mon…

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  Robert Maguire, CREW · [email protected]

May 21, 2021 at 2:30 PM

corporations supporting insurrectionists, by the numbers

After the insurrection on January 6th, CREW pledged that we’d track corporate donations to the 147 members of Congress who voted to reject the election results—feeding the Big Lie that led to the attack on the Capitol. This week, we released a report fulf John, After the insurr…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

May 18, 2021 at 2:20 PM

we need an insurrection commission

It looks like this is the week that the House of Representatives will finally vote to create a commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol. John, It looks like this is the week that the House of Representatives will finally vote to create a commission …

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

May 17, 2021 at 2:31 PM

three reasons

CREW is working on all fronts to advance democracy reform in Congress and to get the Biden administration to take action on strengthening ethics and democracy wherever it can. John, Through tomorrow, a generous CREW donor is matching the first three months of all new recurring …

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  Arielle Linsky Stogner, CREW · [email protected]

May 14, 2021 at 2:30 PM

FW: it's just beginning

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 be John, I wanted to make…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

May 11, 2021 at 2:30 PM

it's just beginning

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. 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 a…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

May 8, 2021 at 3:01 PM

this is not about the president

A change in presidential administrations, even as significant a change as we saw in January, does not necessarily change much about some of the core issues that CREW deals with every day like campaign finance reform and transparency. John, A change in presidential administratio…

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  The CREW Team · [email protected]

May 6, 2021 at 3:50 PM

$140,000 in just one month

Just before Donald Trump left office in January, he took the unusual step of extending Secret Service protection for his family and three top appointees for an additional six months. John, Just before Donald Trump left office in January, he took the unusual step of extending Se…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

May 4, 2021 at 7:50 PM

making public the secret memo Barr used to protect Trump

Yesterday, as a result of a CREW lawsuit, a federal judge ordered the Department of Justice to turn over a memo that then-Attorney General Bill Barr cited as key to his reasoning for not charging Donald Trump with obstruction of justice at the conclusion John, Yesterday, as a …

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

May 3, 2021 at 3:50 PM

how’s President Biden doing on ethics and democracy?

100 days in, how’s President Biden doing on ethics, democracy and transparency? John, 100 days in, how’s President Biden doing on ethics, democracy and transparency? After President Trump’s corruption, two impeachments for abuses of power and attacks on our democracy, and in…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

April 29, 2021 at 4:45 PM

Mike Pence’s $750,000 ski trip

While coronavirus cases surged to record levels over Christmas and New Year’s, then-Vice President Mike Pence went on a ten-day ski vacation in Colorado. According to documents obtained by CREW via the Freedom of Information Act, Pence’s Secret Service p John, While coronavirus…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

April 27, 2021 at 4:05 PM

the filibuster

The filibuster must go. The filibuster, which is a Senate procedure that allows a minority of senators to block legislation that doesn’t have 60 votes in support, is a modern invention with a racist history. It is not just anti-democratic—it’s being expl John, The filibuster mu…

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  Robert Maguire, CREW · [email protected]

April 24, 2021 at 2:31 PM

we need to talk about Mitch McConnell

When Senator Mitch McConnell told CEOs recently to “stay out of politics,” it’s no exaggeration to say that I was speechless. Even for someone like McConnell who has made a career out of hypocrisy, it was shocking to hear those words from him. John, When Senator Mitch McConnel…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

April 16, 2021 at 7:29 PM

transparency for law enforcement

Multiple times in the past year, we have seen law enforcement violently turn against racial justice protestors, often with tragic results, while seeming to handle white supremacists with compassion. In the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing and crackdown John, Multiple times i…

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  The CREW Team · [email protected]

April 14, 2021 at 3:17 PM

taking action on DeJoy

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy needs to be fired. Now. John, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy needs to be fired. Now. Time and time again, DeJoy has made it clear that he’s willing to destroy the US Postal Service. Americans deserve better. Sign now and demand DeJoy's firing. D…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

April 6, 2021 at 7:50 PM

banned from government

Former Trump HUD official Lynne Patton has agreed to a four year ban from federal employment following an investigation into a CREW Hatch Act complaint. John, Former Trump HUD official Lynne Patton has agreed to a four year ban from federal employment following an investigatio…

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  Robert Maguire, CREW · [email protected]

April 5, 2021 at 2:21 PM

our fight against dark money

CREW won a major victory in 2018 when a federal court sided with CREW in CREW v. FEC and Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies and threw out an illegal regulation that allowed dark money groups to keep their donors anonymous. John, CREW won a major victory in 2018 when a fede…

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  Noah Bookbinder, CREW · [email protected]

April 2, 2021 at 2:30 PM

regardless of power or party

The law applies to everyone regardless of power or party. Governor Andrew Cuomo is no exception. Cuomo appears to have broken the law by using his campaign to sell his book--so CREW has filed a complaint with the New York State Board of Elections asking John, The law applies t…

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