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Rep. Nunes’ Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuits Against Media Potentially Violate House Ethics Rule

February 26, 2020
Issues
Ethics

CLC is calling for an investigation into whether Rep. Devin Nunes is receiving legal services in violation of House ethics rules.

Barr, Rosen, and Shea Unlawfully Interfered in Criminal Cases Involving Associates of President Trump

February 21, 2020
Issues
Ethics

CLC, calls for an investigation of Attorney General Barr, Deputy Attorney General Rosen, and U.S. Attorney Shea for their involvement in criminal proceedings against associates of President Trump.

Complaint: Barr, Rosen, and Shea Unlawfully Interfered in Criminal Cases Involving Associates of President Trump

Date
February 21, 2020
Issues
Ethics
A thorough investigation of this complaint will help restore the public’s confidence that DOJ upholds its standards of insulating decisions from political influence.

How Our Government Put Money and Oil Before the People of North Dakota

January 9, 2020
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics

The more we learned about our broken political system over the years, the more determined we became to take it back.

Why We Cannot ‘Get Over’ Foreign Interference in US Elections

October 21, 2019
Case
Holding Trump Accountable for Legal Violations Involving Ukraine
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics

In a recent article published in The New York Times, CLC President Trevor Potter describes the high stakes of protecting our elections from foreign interference.

Watchdog Finds Senior Interior Official Doug Domenech Violated Ethics Rules Following CLC Complaint

December 13, 2019
Case
Holding the Interior Department Accountable for Ethics Violations
Issues
Ethics

In response to a CLC complaint, the Interior Department Inspector General concluded this week that a top official violated federal ethics rules when he took meetings with his former employer.

We Still Don't Know Who Rudy Giuliani Is Working For

October 24, 2019
Case
Holding Trump Accountable for Legal Violations Involving Ukraine
Issues
Ethics

In an op-ed published in The Washington Post, CLC’s Trevor Potter and Delaney Marsco explain why the lack of transparency surrounding Rudy Giuliani’s income is a problem.

Attorney General Barr “Rewrote History” in Address to Federalist Society

December 4, 2019
Issues
Ethics

CLC President Trevor Potter has joined a group of conservative and libertarian lawyers in expressing profound concern with Attorney General William Barr’s address to the Federalist Society.

What the Impeachment Inquiry Has Highlighted About Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman, and Rudy Giuliani's Corrupt Activities in Ukraine

December 4, 2019
Case
Holding Trump Accountable for Legal Violations Involving Ukraine
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics

The first stage of the impeachment inquiry has revealed how career diplomats were troubled by the ability of Fruman, Parnas, and Giuliani to help engineer a corrupt shadow foreign policy in Ukraine.

Interior Emails Reveal Secretary Bernhardt Meddled in Ethics Determinations

November 27, 2019
Case
Holding the Interior Department Accountable for Ethics Violations
Issues
Ethics

Ethical concerns continue to plague the Interior Department since former lobbyist David Bernhardt took a top spot at the agency. 

Ethical Cloud Looms over Interior Nominee Bernhardt’s Conflicts of Interest with Former Lobbying Clients

April 4, 2019
Case
Holding the Interior Department Accountable for Ethics Violations
Issues
Ethics

Westlands has paid millions to lawyers and lobbyists – including Bernhardt – to minimize environmental protections for endangered species. When Westlands sued to challenge the endangered species protections, it was Bernhardt who argued for the company before a federal court.

Inspector General Investigating Ethical Misconduct by Newly Confirmed Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, Following CLC Complaint

Date
April 15, 2019
Case
Holding the Interior Department Accountable for Ethics Violations
Issues
Ethics
Today’s news confirms that Bernhardt’s conduct raises serious ethical questions, including whether he has exploited his power to advance the interests of the lobbying groups that used to pay his salary, potentially at the expense of the public.

Complaint: Acting Secretary Bernhardt Continued to Effectively Lobby for Client While Leading Government Agency

Date
February 28, 2019
Case
Holding the Interior Department Accountable for Ethics Violations
Issues
Ethics
Bernhardt’s behavior fits pattern of disregard for ethical norms across government agency tasked with managing the country’s natural resources.

CLC Complaint Leads to Investigation of Ethical Violations at Department of Interior

April 25, 2019
Case
Holding the Interior Department Accountable for Ethics Violations
Issues
Ethics

The Inspector General (IG) at the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that it is opening an investigation into potential ethics violations by 6 senior DOI political appointees after a complaint filed by Campaign Legal Center (CLC).

At the Department of Interior Employees Follow Leadership’s Example with Questionable Ethics Practices

February 20, 2019
Case
Holding the Interior Department Accountable for Ethics Violations
Issues
Ethics

The ethics issues that plagued the Department of the Interior under former Secretary Ryan Zinke may have extended far beyond the former Secretary, according to a new complaint filed by the Campaign Legal Center (CLC).

Oil and Gas Industry Lobbyists Have “Unprecedented” Access to Interior Secretary Nominee

March 27, 2019
Case
Holding the Interior Department Accountable for Ethics Violations
Issues
Ethics

The oil and gas industry has friends in high places at the Department of the Interior, and they know it.

Giuliani Should Comply with Federal Ethics Laws Due to Assigned Role in U.S. Ukraine Diplomacy

November 12, 2019
Case
Holding Trump Accountable for Legal Violations Involving Ukraine
Issues
Ethics

A new letter sent by CLC to the State Department’s Inspector General requests an investigation into Giuliani and his potential violations of ethics laws.

Giuliani Should Comply with Federal Ethics Laws Due to Assigned Role in U.S.-Ukraine Diplomacy

Date
November 12, 2019
Case
Holding Trump Accountable for Legal Violations Involving Ukraine
Issues
Ethics
Rudy Giuliani has been tasked with conducting U.S. foreign policy while retaining unknown private clients, and should be subject to the conflict of interest and other ethics laws that apply to federal employees.

CLC Complaint Results in Arrest of Two Ukrainian-American Trump Donors Connected to Giuliani

Date
October 10, 2019
Case
Holding Trump Accountable for Legal Violations Involving Ukraine
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics
Two Ukrainian-Americans who had been working with President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani on Ukrainian matters, were arrested late Wednesday for violating campaign finance laws. These arrests stemmed from a CLC complaint.

A Year Ago, Trump Pledged to Donate Hotel Profits to U.S. Treasury. Is This Happening?

January 16, 2018
Issues
Ethics

The public deserves to know whether President Trump is pocketing money earned in his hotels from foreign governments for many reasons. First, conflicts of interest of this magnitude create the appearance that he and his family are using his office to enrich themselves. In addition, the potential for...

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