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Citizens for Ethics

7 May, 8 tweets, 3 min read

So CREW had kind of a big week…

We had a huge victory in court, got two FOIA scoops, sent letters to DHS and FinCEN and sued the government for records (again). Here’s a round-up

On Monday night, a federal judge ruled in a CREW lawsuit that the DOJ needs to make public a secret memo that Bill Barr cited when he announced he would not charge Trump with obstruction. citizensforethics.org/news/press-rel…

We also sent a letter along with 84 partners urging DHS not to destroy records of abuse in its detention facilities.
citizensforethics.org/legal-action/l…

We got records from the Secret Service showing just how much Trump’s extension of protection for his family is costing...and it’s a lot. Like $140,000 for only 30 days (and that’s only the half of it).
citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…

On Wednesday we sent a letter to FinCEN urging them not to water down some really important corporate transparency legislation when they actually write the regulations.
citizensforethics.org/news/press-rel…

Then on Thursday we revealed that the temporary fence around the White House during peaceful racial justice protests last summer cost a whopping $1.5 million.
citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…

And finally, this morning, we sued Treasury and State for records on Steve Mnuchin overturning sanctions on an Israeili billionaire in order to understand the extent to which he was looking out for business interests.
citizensforethics.org/legal-action/l…

Happy Friday! Sign up for CREW updates here, if you want to get news like this about our work directly in your inbox:
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