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.

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…

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.

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.

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…

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.
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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.

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1977791912737157448

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…

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.
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🚨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.

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…

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.

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.

It’s been over 100 days of President Trump’s second term, and the threats posed by his conflicts of interest are only increasing. Trump is poised to be even more corrupt than he was in his first term.

Here’s why: 🧵 Trump has created an untold number of conflicts of interest by failing to divest from his business interests before taking office.
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Tonight, President Trump is hosting an “intimate” private dinner for the top holders of his $TRUMP memecoin. It’s an unprecedented pay-to play stunt and one of the most corrupt events we’ve ever seen.

Here’s what you need to know: 🧵 First off, memecoins are a type of cryptocurrency based on an online joke and are known for not having any utility beyond speculation.

Before Trump launched his own memecoin, he was a skeptic, saying the value is “based on thin air.”

Marco Rubio is simultaneously serving in three government roles—but has only been confirmed by the Senate for one.

Here’s why that’s a problem 🧵 Rubio was confirmed as Secretary of State on January 20. On February 3, Trump made him the Acting Administrator of USAID.

Then, Trump made him NARA’s Acting Archivist.

Donald Trump fired the director of the Office of Government Ethics and tried to fire the Office of Special Counsel in under 24 hours—two offices that ensure the administration is complying with the law and ethics rules.

Clearly, he wants to run a lawless administration. 🧵 Here are some of the things OSC does:

- protects against discrimination, nepotism and retaliation against federal employees
- protects whistleblowers from retaliation
- enforces the Hatch Act

We took a look at some of Trump’s nominees.

Nepotism, billionaire donors, potential conflicts of interest: here’s some of what stood out to us. 🧵 Nepotism is coming back. Trump nominated:

- Ivanka’s father-in-law, Charles Kushner, as ambassador to France
- Tiffany’s father-in-law, Massad Boulos, as a senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs
- Don Jr’s former fiance, Kimberly Guilfoyle, as ambassador to Greece

Remember when Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker decided to get into politics? Well boy do we have a story for you. A quick catch up: Butker delivered the commencement address at Benedictine College in May where he said that Pride Month was a “deadly sin” and that a woman’s most important title is “homemaker.” nytimes.com/athletic/55196…

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

Amid two recent assassination attempts against Donald Trump, Congress has called for greater oversight of and accountability for the US Secret Service.

But the agency’s failures go back years. Here’s why: After the January 6th insurrection, we sued to get documents from the Secret Service detailing its preparation for and response to the attack.

Even though there were countless warning signs, the agency failed to take appropriate action and has not sufficiently explained why.

BREAKING: CREW has obtained Donald Trump's new financial disclosures.

Read them here: citizensforethics.org/reports-invest… Let's talk about what we're finding. Like Trump took in $56 million from Mar-a-Lago