This is a big deal and it’s flying below the radar—Trump’s DOJ just gave him a huge gift in the form of a legal opinion declaring that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional.
Let’s be clear: that’s nonsense. We’ll break it down 🧵
Congress passed the Presidential Records Act of 1978 after Watergate to establish that presidential records are the property of the American people, not individual presidents.
In nearly 50 years, no president has claimed that it is unconstitutional.
Trump has a long history with the PRA, including multiple warnings from the National Archives that he was violating the law during his first term.
A month ago, we noted that Jared Kushner’s appointment as special envoy for peace meant he would need to file a financial disclosure so that he could resolve potential conflicts of interest and called on him to proactively divest from Affinity Partners.
He hasn’t.🧵
We also sent a letter to the White House counsel demanding that Kushner comply with the law by filing the mandated disclosures within 30 days of his appointment—which passed on March 21st. citizensforethics.org/legal-action/l…
Since then, Kushner appears not to have done so.
Unless he got an extension from the White House ethics official, that would put him in violation of the Ethics in Government Act. citizensforethics.org/news/press-rel…
The Senate is set to vote on the SAVE America Act this week—and President Trump is ramping up the pressure by claiming he won’t sign any bills until it passes.
We can’t let it pass. Here’s why. 🧵
The SAVE America Act would require all US citizens to provide proof of citizenship documents—primarily either a passport or an original birth certificate—when registering to vote and updating their voter registration.
The problem? Twenty-one million American citizens don’t have these documents readily available, and obtaining them can be expensive and take weeks or even months.
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. 🧵 citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…
CREW has been tracking Trump’s conflicts of interest tied to his real estate empire, including:
-Visits to Trump properties
-Events held there
-Promotion of his business interests
What we found shows a presidency increasingly oriented around private profit.
In year one, Trump made 198 visits to his own properties, including 116 to his golf courses.
GOOD NEWS: California and Oregon federal district courts dismissed the DOJ’s lawsuit against those states for their refusal to turn over state voter data—calling the Trump administration’s efforts “unprecedented and illegal.” 🧵
Since May 2025, the DOJ has sent demands to all 50 states for statewide voter registration data. If fulfilled, these demands could upend our constitutional framework, as we wrote in amicus briefs: .citizensforethics.org/legal-action/a…
Why? Because the states—not the federal government—are responsible for administering elections.
The National Voter Registration Act and Help America Vote Act both confirm states’ authority over managing voter rolls and elections generally.
President Trump's invasion of Venezuela opens up unprecedented opportunities for corruption, is a startling escalation of his lawlessness and illustrates his administration’s deference to corporate interests over the American people and their representatives in Congress. 🧵
According to Rep. Jim Himes, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, President Trump did not even notify top congressional leadership, much less seek their approval for the operation in Venezuela. npr.org/2026/01/05/nx-…
In contrast, Trump claims to have tipped off oil executives, saying he was in contact with them “before and after” the operation.
Even a hint at the operation would have been more than he or his administration granted Congress. thehill.com/homenews/admin…