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2 Jun, 9 tweets, 3 min read
A year ago, peaceful protests for racial justice across the country were met with undue force by the Trump administration and local police forces. The public deserves to know exactly how their government worked to target and suppress protestors.

We’re fighting for answers.
On June 1, 2020, Trump and Bill Barr had peaceful protestors violently cleared from Lafayette Square so Trump could have a photo op. We’re suing for records on how that was allowed to happen. citizensforethics.org/legal-action/l…
We also have an ongoing lawsuit against DOJ and DHS for failing to turn over documents on federal officers’ role in policing anti-racism protests. citizensforethics.org/legal-action/l…
Our investigations cover local police responses, too. We requested records from police departments in California, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota and Oregon. citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…
Getting these answers is crucial. We already know that undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agents infiltrated protests to conduct “covert surveillance” on people protesting in Philadelphia, Chicago and Albuquerque.
citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…
We also know that the Trump administration’s excessive and politicized response came at a high cost. Fencing and associated equipment put up around the White House in response to peaceful protests for racial justice cost taxpayers more than $1.5 million. citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…
This stands in stark contrast to how the Trump admin handled threats of violence leading up to Jan 6th. DHS Federal Protective Services downplayed warning signs and said their “first goal is always to protect the first amendment rights of demonstrators.” citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…
Since then, there’s been little consequence for Trump and his enablers for inciting an anti-democratic attack on Congress. After white nationalist rioters stormed the Capitol, most GOP Senators voted to acquit Trump and rejected an investigation into the attack.
Going forward, the Biden administration must guarantee more transparency and accountability. What we’re seeing so far is unfortunately just more covering for Trump era abuses.
washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…

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Update on our case about the memo Bill Barr relied on to justify saying the Mueller Report did not support obstruction charges against Donald Trump: we just filed our opposition to the government blocking the full memo from coming to light immediately.
The DOJ only released a few paragraphs of the 9 page memo, but even that is significant. Let’s talk about it.
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How do we know?
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When you see anti-HR 1 talking points getting tweeted out by certain members of Congress, you have to remember that the Koch network has backed plenty of those members, and really does not want HR 1 to pass
Take Ron Johnson for example:
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We’ve been hearing a lot about “woke corporations” so we thought we’d check in on how those corporate pledges about not donating to insurrectionists are holding up.
Toyota said in January that "Given recent events and the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, we are assessing our future PAC criteria.”

Since then, it’s given a total of $51,000 to 34 different members who voted to reject the results of the election.
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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.
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This may sound extreme, but to save our democracy, the filibuster needs to go.

Here’s why:
If 41 senators agree to block a bill, they can—even if the other 59 senators support it. That means that majority rule no longer exists in the United States Senate.
If the Founding Fathers knew about this, we don’t think they would be happy. They *literally* enshrined majority rule in the Constitution.
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