Thread by @JayRiestenberg

Now that Trump lost, I thought I'd take a trip down memory lane, look in my files, and find all the op-eds @CommonCause wrote & placed about ethical failures & corruption in the Trump administration and campaign over the last four years. I found ‼️44‼️ of them.

Let's review...

1. @KHobertFlynn was quick out of the gate to explain why @jeffsessions was a bad & dangerous Attorney General pick in @usnews: usnews.com/opinion/op-ed/…

2. Cheri Quickmire of Common Cause CT had similar things to say: courant.com/opinion/letter…

3. Then there was the question of what role Sessions played in Trump's racist immigration ban: huffpost.com/entry/what-was…

4. Common Cause KY went after McConnell's opposition to a commission to investigate Trump's Russia ties & influence in the 2016 election courier-journal.com/story/opinion/…

5. @KHobertFlynn made clear that @DevinNunes could definitely not do his job of investigating Russian & Trump in @Newsweek: newsweek.com/nunes-incapabl…

6. @ThePaulSRyan explained how @DonaldJTrumpJr broke the law at the Trump Tower meeting in @just_security: justsecurity.org/43072/smoking-…

7. @SteveESpaulding called on the @FEC to act on Russia's attacks on our democracy. thehill.com/blogs/pundits-…

8. @KHobertFlynn reflected on Archie Cox's role in Watergate & how we needed a modern version of Cox in the Trump-Russia scandal in @thedailybeast thedailybeast.com/where-is-this-…

9. One year after the '16 election, @KHobertFlynn wrote a call to action to hold Trump accountable for @viceimpact vice.com/en/article/a37…

10. @KHobertFlynn & @FredWertheimer wrote in @thedailybeast on all the ethics failures in Trump's 1st year thedailybeast.com/for-donald-tru…

11. @ThePaulSRyan & @SteveESpaulding explained in @USATODAY why the Stormy Daniels campaign finance scandal was a big deal: usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

12. Paul also wrote about it in @NYDailyNews : nydailynews.com/opinion/trump-…

13. and Steve in @NBCNewsTHINK: nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…

14. @ThePaulSRyan wrote on how Cambridge Analytica work for the Trump campaign likely broke campaign finance law in @Slate: slate.com/technology/201…

15. @KHobertFlynn on how Congress should strengthen gov't ethics laws to hold the Trump admin accountable: thehill.com/blogs/congress…

16. @KHobertFlynn gave her own take on the Stormy-Cohen-Guiliani scandal in @USATODAY: usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

17. Karen also explained why Michael Cohen's gross access lobbying was the norm for DC's influence peddling industry in @NBCNewsTHINK: nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…

18. And then there was all the signals Trump was sending with his pardons, as @KHobertFlynn explained in @USATODAY: usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

19. Karen also wrote on House Republicans trying to impeach Rod Rosenstein for protecting the Mueller investigation usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

20. And then there is evergreen piece by @KHobertFlynn on how Trump uses @Twitter to spread lies: insidesources.com/point-retweet-…

21. @ThePaulSRyan dove back into the campaign finance case against Trump for hush money payments in @just_security: justsecurity.org/60415/prosecut…

22. @KHobertFlynn on why the "anonymous" NYT author inside the Trump administration isn't great: usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

23. @ThePaulSRyan in @just_security again with more updates on the campaign finance case against Trump: justsecurity.org/61420/already-…

24. @SteveESpaulding in @USATODAY on why @IvankaTrump using a personal email for government business must be investigated: usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

25. @KHobertFlynn took some Republican lawmakers to town for writing off Trump's campaign finance crimes: usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

26. @aaronscherb launches his comedy career with a piece on the gifts Trump gave to big donors and Putin: insidesources.com/whats-in-presi…

27. Much more seriously, @KHobertFlynn explains why Trump is threatening national security in @USATODAY: usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

28. @aaronscherb in @USATODAY on Trump hiding his taxes and why that's a problem for government transparency: usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

29. @KHobertFlynn on why Trump's lies and cover-ups are not surprising: usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

The Trump administration also tried to add a citizenship question on the #2020Census. This was a dangerous, racist idea, as explained by

30. @KHobertFlynn in @usnews: usnews.com/opinion/op-ed/…

31. @Keshia_MD in @MiamiHerald: commoncause.org/clip/miami-her…

32. This is a big one: @KHobertFlynn urges Congress to start an impeachment inquiry against @realDonaldTrump in @USATODAY: usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

33. @ThePaulSRyan gives more details on the campaign finance case against Trump in @just_security: justsecurity.org/64975/after-pu…

Remember Ukrainegate?

@ThePaulSRyan explains how Trump violated campaign finance law by asking Ukraine for dirt on Biden in @just_security...

34. here: justsecurity.org/66277/the-quid…

35. and here: justsecurity.org/66333/the-iceb…

36. @KHobertFlynn goes a step further and calls on Congress to formally impeach and remove @realDonaldTrump from office: thehill.com/blogs/congress…

37. Karen also called for Trump to be put on the witness stand in the impeachment trial: insidesources.com/president-trum…

38. @aaronscherb on how Trump's rhetoric damages our democracy and politics: insidesources.com/counterpoint-i…

39. @KHobertFlynn on why voters must have facts - not Trump's lies - on foreign interference in our elections: insidesources.com/voters-must-ha…

40. @aaronscherb on how Trump & #SCOTUS are breaking our democratic norms: insidesources.com/point-above-po…

41. @TheSylviaAlbert & @donaldonethics at @CREWcrew on what impact Trump's appointment of Louis DeJoy to USPS could have on gov't ethics & elections. nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…

42. @aaronscherb dismissed the whole idea of Trump being a "compassionate conservative" insidesources.com/trump-is-no-co…

43. @ThePaulSRyan in @just_security on how Jared Kushner could be breaking campaign finance law by coordinating with @kaynewest: justsecurity.org/72030/is-jared…

44. @ThePaulSRyan looked at how Trump is trying make money of his lies about election integrity. usatoday.com/story/opinion/…