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CLC submitted a FOIA Request to the EPA to obtain travel information for EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and a recent EPA contract. The request comes after The Washington Post reported at a taxpayer cost of more than $58,000. Pruitt has traveled via non-commercial aircraft at least four times since assuming his position.
FOIA Request submitted on Sept. 27, 2017 asking for drafts of an advisory opinion that the FEC approved without publicizing the draft first. This would be a violation of the FEC's own rules.
FOIA Request submitted on Sept. 27, 2017 asking for records on senior official federal travel reports submitted to the GSA.
CLC submitted a Freedom of Information Act Request pertaining to travel by U.S. Cabinet members to the Department of the Air Force.
CLC submitted a Freedom of Information Act Request pertaining to travel by Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
CLC submitted a Freedom of Information Act Request pertaining to travel by Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
CLC submitted a FOIA Request to HHS to obtain records about Secretary Tom Price’s use of a private jet, which cost taxpayers greater than $60,000 over three days.
CLC signed onto a joint letter to the Office of Government Ethics in support of the long-standing practice of banning anonymous contributions from lobbyists to legal defense funds.
CLC's Senior Director, Ethics, Walt Shaub, sent a letter today to the Office of the Special Counsel urging them to investigate HUD Secretary Ben Carson for a potential violation of the Hatch Act, for using his official government title during a campaign appearance for President Trump in Phoenix.
CLC called for an investigation of White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon for his apparently illegal arrangement with his private publicist Alexandra Preate, who is effectively functioning as an unpaid employee of the White House press team.
Gerry Hebert signed onto a letter with former Department of Justice attorneys, advocating for a Special Counsel to investigate Russian interference into the 2016 election. Circumstances surrounding the removal of FBI Director James Comey have raised questions about the integrity of our justice system.
CLC signed on to written testimony on FARA reform.
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CLC joined 54 retired state judges calling on the Wisconsin Supreme Court to strengthen the rules on when a judge should step aside from cases involving their top campaign supporters.
CLC submitted a FOIA request to get information on what 'counseling' Kellyanne Conway received from the White House about ethics after she promoted Ivanka Trump's products on live TV.
This document was released to the public as a result of a CLC FOIA Request. It contains a letter sent from the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Rep. Elijah Cummings, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about the authority OGE has to investigate ethics violations.
This document was released to the public as a result of a CLC FOIA Request. It contains information on the call between the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) and the White House about a tweet posted by the President concerning the decision of Nordstrom to stop carrying a family member's line of products.
This document was released to the public as a result of a CLC FOIA Request. It contains a letter sent from the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Rep. Elijah Cummings, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about the possible ethics violation committed by Kellyanne Conway.