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@CREWcrew
Nov 22, 2024 • 16 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
Let’s talk about Donald Trump and his new Attorney General pick Pam Bondi, because boy do we have a story to tell
From February 2008-May 2011, the Florida Attorney General’s office received at least 22 complaints regarding Trump University, the Trump Institute, and related entities
Jump ahead to 2013, the New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Trump University  for “engaging in persistent fraudulent, illegal and deceptive conduct,” and then-Florida Attorney General Bondi’s office told multiple publications they were reviewing the suit and considering joining
A couple days later, the Donald J. Trump Foundation makes a $25,000 contribution to And Justice for All, a political group backing Bondi. The donation, illegal for a 501(c)(3) private foundation to give, was personally solicited by Bondi from Trump.
Despite previously acknowledging the 22 complaints to reporters, internal emails show that between October 17-18, 2013, Bondi’s employees weeded out any complaint about Trump Institute and related entities to claim there was only one complaint against Trump University.
In its 2013 taxes, the Trump Foundation claims it made no donations to political entities and replaces And Justice for All with a different, similarly named group in Kansas to which they would legally be allowed to donate.
We filed a complaint. Because this is clearly illegal. citizensforethics.org/news/press-rel…
Trump representatives admitted to the illegal donation, blaming an increasing series of clerical errors. citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…
We then filed complaints against Bondi with the Inspector General for Florida’s Office of the Attorney General and the state’s Commission on Ethics for potentially violating the law citizensforethics.org/legal-action/l…
We then filed a series of IRS complaints against Trump and the Trump Foundation citizensforethics.org/news/press-rel…
And another citizensforethics.org/news/press-rel…
Following CREW’s discovery that the Trump Foundation did not file an updated 990 tax form, the Washington Post discovered a $2,500 IRS penalty paid by the Foundation for the illegal donation, kicking off one of the biggest stories of the year.
washingtonpost.com/news/post-poli…
We then filed criminal bribery complaints against Trump and Bondi with the Department of Justice and called for a criminal investigation into whether the Trump Foundation broke federal criminal law by making numerous false reports to the IRS on its tax forms.
citizensforethics.org/news/press-rel…
Following CREW’s investigation, Trump announces he’s closing the Trump Foundation citizensforethics.org/news/press-rel…
And now Bondi gets her reward: the top law enforcement job in the country. The Senate Judiciary Committee needs to thoroughly investigate the Trump-Bondi scandal.
And if you want all the Trump-Bondi lore in one place: citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…

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Oct 13
President Trump was just caught on a hot mic talking with the president of Indonesia.

He may have been talking about his business interests in the country–which would be exactly the kind of conflict of interest we’ve been warning about for years.
Just a reminder that Trump made $14 million from his business interests in Indonesia from 2015 to 2019, making it one of his most egregious conflicts of interest during his first term. citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…
With properties in two locations still under development in Indonesia during his second term, the conflicts have only intensified. citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…
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Oct 9
Former FBI Director James Comey's indictment is more than a case—it's a warning.

It’s the most obvious instance yet of targeting political opponents, while letting allies off the hook. 🧵
Trump has openly cheered Comey's indictment—and it only came after a Trump appointee resigned rather than cave to pressure to bring charges, and was replaced by a loyalist.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
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Sep 2
🚨Congress is back from recess today. If they’re serious about protecting democracy in this crisis and beyond, here’s what they *must* do—immediately. 🧵
1. End the militarization of DC.

Pass Rep. Raskin's resolution to end Trump’s federal takeover of the city and reform presidential emergency powers so he can't run the same playbook nationwide.
2. Rein in executive overreach and protect the separation of powers.

Congress must safeguard its constitutional power of the purse. They can’t just sit back while Trump hijacks budgets for his own agenda.
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Aug 12
Big win in our case: the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Trump’s OMB to bring back its spending database by FRIDAY.

Transparency matters. Take it from the Bush-appointed judge who wrote the decision 🧵
“Benjamin Franklin’s view, shared by many Framers, that it is of central ‘importance that the people should know who had disposed of their money, & how it had been disposed of’ as ‘those who feel, can best judge’” citizensforethics.org/wp-content/upl…Image
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One way they did so is by giving Congress the power of the purse.
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Jul 22
NEW: President Trump racked up thousands of conflicts of interest in his first term. This time around, the corruption is even worse.

Here’s what we found in the first six months. 🧵
CREW is tracking Trump’s conflicts of interest tied to his real estate empire, including:

-Visits to Trump properties
-Events held at Trump properties
-Promotion of Trump business interests

The pattern is clear: it’s all happening more this time around.
So far this term, Trump has made 99 visits to his properties, including 62 visits to his golf courses—a 37% increase from last term.

That’s basically a visit to his businesses every other day. Image
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Jul 16
Sean Duffy was just named acting NASA administrator—while *still* serving as transportation secretary.

But Duffy’s not the only one. Both of Trump’s terms have been full of officials wearing multiple hats. 🧵
Trump has made a habit of handing out high-powered roles to political allies.

And these double-duty appointments are by design.
In his first term, Trump made then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin the Governor of the International Monetary Fund. That same year, he appointed four inspectors general to conflicting dual roles, weakening oversight where it was most needed.
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