The Trump admin’s pay-to-play attitude and anti-fraud efforts puts small businesses at risk. CREW President @donaldonethics.bsky.social is testifying before the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship today about how this corruption is harming the economy and small businesses.

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy—but the Trump admin's corruption puts them at risk. Today, I'm testifying before the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship on fraud and what Congress can do to stop it. Watch here:

As everyday Americans struggle with the price of gas and raise concerns about airline safety, Sec. Sean Duffy announces that he spent work time going on a road trip which appears to have been funded by the very industries his agency oversees.

When former DOJ officials warn that political loyalty is replacing professional independence, we should take that seriously. The DOJ cannot function if prosecutorial decisions are determined by who the president does not like.

Corporations seeking government action for their business shouldn't be writing checks to the president's political slush fund. But that's exactly what happened here...

50 years ago, the Supreme Court's decision in Buckley v. Valeo elevated money as speech. The predictable result? Six of America’s wealthiest billionaires spent over $100 million apiece to help get another billionaire, Donald Trump, elected president.

By launching over 600 products on his merch store this term, Trump has essentially put a "For Sale" sign on the presidency. And if 2024 is any indication (the store brought in $8.8 million that year), the grift will bring in a hefty profit.

Tomorrow, Trump is hosting his second event in less than a year for his top #$TRUMP memecoin holders—this time at Mar-a-Lago. It's another level of combined corruption, profiteering and national security risk that no other president has ever attempted.

Since my time working on the House Ethics Committee, Congress has shown that they have a different appetite for expulsion than they did before—with calls to expel four members this month. It's past time to set a clear expulsion standard.

Civil rights orgs play a critical role in holding power accountable. No administration should use their investigative power to intimidate groups it disagrees with. That's not how a democracy works. Every American should be concerned by this.

The Trump administration says that pausing the construction of its $400 million White House ballroom would raise national security risks. But auctioning off hundreds of seats to unknown people for a lunch at Mar-a-Lago isn't?

Pam Bondi appears to have been fired for not targeting Trump’s political enemies more aggressively. An attorney general is supposed to follow facts and evidence. If loyalty tests replace that, we have a serious problem.

President Trump pardoning the extremists who tried to overthrow the government to keep him in power is exactly why we went to the Supreme Court to enforce his disqualification from office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Trump is a clear danger to our democracy.

It's good that Swalwell and Gonzales resigned amid serious misconduct allegations. But after decades in oversight, I can tell you: it shouldn't have taken mounting bipartisan pressure and looming expulsion threats for them to finally do the right thing.

The DOJ’s OLC says the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional. That's ridiculous. The law was passed during the Watergate-era to ensure transparency—and the Trump admin is clearly trying to avoid that.

Inspectors general are supposed to be independent and nonpartisan—not advance their own political ambitions or serve as a loyal partisan ally of an administration. That's why CIGIE must investigate Labor IG Anthony D’Esposito now.

If Trump’s WH ballroom is essential to protecting the current and future presidents, then Congress should be getting briefed on it and taxpayers SHOULD pay for it. Instead, Trump is using it as a vanity project for corporate influence. We need answers.

If the DOJ inspector general declined to seriously investigate misconduct by Trump leadership, that's a fundamental failure of oversight. Watchdogs exist to check power—not shield it.

When is Trump going to learn that you don't protect elections by attacking lawful voting methods used by millions of Americans (and him) or interfering with state-run elections?

The Trump organization is apparently selling Trump merch linked to America's 250th anniversary. Official commemorations should not blur into private profit. Ethics rules exist for a reason.

The Labor Department is a mess. First, the Trump administration gutted it. Now, it's drowning in scandal. And US workers are the ones who lose. We need congressional oversight now.

The Trump administration wants to send federal agents to the polls in November. Did they forget that 18 U.S. Code § 592 makes it a crime, punishable by 5 years in prison, to deploy federal troops to polling places?

The military exists to defend the country—not provide flyovers for a political ally. If public resources were used for private benefit, that's a serious abuse. That's why @citizensforethics.org is asking the IG to investigate what happened at Kid Rock's home.

The Pentagon plans to keep the National Guard in DC until Jan. 2029—the rest of Trump’s second term. The deployment has already cost $330 million so far. How much more will this cost taxpayers?

Undermining election security infrastructure right before a major election cycle doesn't sound very smart. Instead, it sounds reckless and corrupt.

Twenty cabinet members directed at least $30 million to benefit President Trump. If officials are financially tied to the president, how independent do we really think their decisions are?

NEW: CREW President @donaldonethics.bsky.social is testifying today in a shadow hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security to explain how the Trump administration’s actions have enabled corruption and prevented DHS from fulfilling its core mission.

Translation: Trump admin officials are trying to decide which parts of history they deem too critical to show the public. History shouldn't be altered to fit a political agenda.

President Trump's memecoin is surging as investors chase access to Mar-a-Lago. If that sounds like selling access to power, that's because it is. It's also blatant corruption.

If President Trump was serious about fraud, he wouldn't fire 17 inspectors general within days of taking office and leave 21 offices vacant, while also granting clemency to convicted fraudsters (including several billionaires!). That's not reform.

Trump's sons met with officials from 8 foreign governments while the Trump Organization seeks new deals abroad. When a president refuses to divest, this is exactly the corruption risk Americans get.

Trump's DOJ is now targeting a voting tech company that supplied machines in the 2020 election. Numerous audits, recounts and lawsuits have failed to turn up any evidence of widespread voter fraud. It's time to give it up. Enough is enough.

Jared Kushner has played a significant role in ongoing conflicts in Iran, Gaza and Ukraine. So long as he fails to file a public financial disclosure and divest from any conflicting assets, the public can't trust that he is working in their interest.

We had the honor of visiting Selma last weekend for the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday. It was extremely inspiring speaking with civil rights leaders about the courage and sacrifice that's necessary to maintain and strengthen our democracy.

Maybe if Kristi Noem had funneled more money to the President’s business instead of her associates, she’d still have a job? @citizensforethics.org explores the current (and soon to be former) cabinet officials directing money to President Trump.

Georgia's 2020 election results were confirmed by courts, audits and recounts. But election deniers keep trying to relitigate the outcome. That doesn't protect elections, it undermines trust in them.

Rep. Tony Gonzales admitted to engaging in a sexual relationship with a staffer yet he wants to stay in office until the end of the term. That's unacceptable. Gonzales must resign immediately.

Federal agents killing people in the streets didn't get Kristi Noem fired. Charging taxpayers millions for corrupt ads didn't either. But embarrassing Donald Trump on TV? That did it.

Over the past few weeks, @citizensforethics.org has secured major wins: -Trump DOJ ordered to release records on voter data collection. -Trump OMB blocked from hiding spending decisions. -WA court cited our brief against Trump election EO. -SCOTUS rejected GEO Group immunity bid we opposed.

Kristi Noem has been running DHS in a way that is reckless, dangerous and unaccountable to the public. Under her leadership, we cannot trust that DHS has a leader that is committed to keeping our communities safe. It's time for Noem to resign.

“Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made multiple private phone calls to Trump over the past month advocating a U.S. attack” …this is why the Foreign Emoluments clause exists and why Trump’s profiteering raises questions about US or foreign policy.

Today marks 75 years since the 22nd Amendment was ratified—which bans Trump, and anyone else, from being elected as president more than twice. As much as Trump may want it to be true, the Amendment makes clear that presidents are not kings.

The Constitution gives states authority over election law, subject to congressional oversight. The president isn't part of that equation. So no sham national emergency that Trump cooks up will allow him to seize control of elections.

While everyday Americans continue to struggle with rising costs, Trump is dramatically increasing his profiteering and conflicts in just his first year back. Corruption at its worst. Read @citizensforethics.org latest report:

Yesterday @citizensforethics.org called on the DOJ Inspector General to investigate FBI Director Patel to determine whether his taxpayer funded excursion to attend the Olympics men's hockey final violated federal travel rules and executive branch ethics standards.

NEW: President Trump’s first year of his second term was reportedly “the most lucrative year of his life.” His profiteering during his first term already made him the most corrupt president in history—but last year it got even worse. 🧵

Public pressure forced the Trump admin to back off immigration enforcement in Minneapolis—proof oversight matters. But one reversal isn't reform. Congress must step up its oversight role to prevent further abuses and corruption. If not, it will persist.

Naming Jared Kushner a special peace envoy raises serious conflict concerns. Given his history of self-enrichment, the public has no reason to trust he'll put their interests above his own. At a minimum, we need full disclosure and ethics safeguards.

The Department of Homeland Security is once again using government resources to promote partisan messages during a government shutdown, which may violate the Anti-Deficiency Act—and is definitely inappropriate.

Trump's $10B lawsuit against the government he runs for the leak of his tax returns is another grift in plain sight. The court should stay this lawsuit and block Trump and DOJ from entering into an unconstitutional settlement while Trump is in office.