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CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington) uses high-impact legal actions to target government officials who sacrifice the common good to special interests. citizensforethics.org
It’s our job to track all this—and that’s what we will continue to do—but we’re not going to pretend it’s not depressing to watch the standards for the presidency erode so dramatically.
The scandal scale has completely broken.
The scandal scale has completely broken.
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It’s our job to track all this—and that’s what we will continue to do—but we’re not going to pretend it’s not depressing to watch the standards for the presidency erode so dramatically.
The scandal scale has completely broken.
The scandal scale has completely broken.
Meanwhile, his family members are raking in hundreds of millions and he’s toying with the possibility of an unconstitutional third term.
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Meanwhile, his family members are raking in hundreds of millions and he’s toying with the possibility of an unconstitutional third term.
He's pardoning nearly every corrupt politician and dangerous insurrectionist he can find while using the DOJ to pursue his personal grudges—as the longest government shutdown in history drags on.
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
He's pardoning nearly every corrupt politician and dangerous insurrectionist he can find while using the DOJ to pursue his personal grudges—as the longest government shutdown in history drags on.
Banquet of Greed: Trump Ballroom Donors Feast on Federal Funds and Favors - Public Citizen
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November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Trump is literally auctioning off access to the presidency to build a gilded ballroom, line his campaign coffers and hawk his memecoin.
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Trump is literally auctioning off access to the presidency to build a gilded ballroom, line his campaign coffers and hawk his memecoin.
We can’t normalize this and we can’t ignore it. That’s why CREW is keeping it on record:
How President Trump is dismantling our democracy, one piece at a time - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
CREW is tracking anti-democratic ethics, transparency and accountability actions that Trump has taken in his second term.
www.citizensforethics.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We can’t normalize this and we can’t ignore it. That’s why CREW is keeping it on record:
Month by month, Trump is tearing out the foundations of accountability and demanding loyalty instead.
But this isn’t new. Authoritarians around the world have done this before: chipping away at democracy *gradually* to cement their power and erode guardrails.
But this isn’t new. Authoritarians around the world have done this before: chipping away at democracy *gradually* to cement their power and erode guardrails.
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Month by month, Trump is tearing out the foundations of accountability and demanding loyalty instead.
But this isn’t new. Authoritarians around the world have done this before: chipping away at democracy *gradually* to cement their power and erode guardrails.
But this isn’t new. Authoritarians around the world have done this before: chipping away at democracy *gradually* to cement their power and erode guardrails.
Sep: Retaliation goes nationwide.
Trump tries to send National Guard troops to Memphis and Portland. The FCC punishes media figures for speaking out. Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth restricts Pentagon press access and former FBI Director James Comey is indicted after Trump pressure.
Trump tries to send National Guard troops to Memphis and Portland. The FCC punishes media figures for speaking out. Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth restricts Pentagon press access and former FBI Director James Comey is indicted after Trump pressure.
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Sep: Retaliation goes nationwide.
Trump tries to send National Guard troops to Memphis and Portland. The FCC punishes media figures for speaking out. Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth restricts Pentagon press access and former FBI Director James Comey is indicted after Trump pressure.
Trump tries to send National Guard troops to Memphis and Portland. The FCC punishes media figures for speaking out. Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth restricts Pentagon press access and former FBI Director James Comey is indicted after Trump pressure.
Aug: The crackdown intensifies.
DOJ seeks sanctions against a pro bono immigration attorney who fought a deportation. Trump federalizes DC’s police and deploys the National Guard to the city.
DOJ seeks sanctions against a pro bono immigration attorney who fought a deportation. Trump federalizes DC’s police and deploys the National Guard to the city.
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Aug: The crackdown intensifies.
DOJ seeks sanctions against a pro bono immigration attorney who fought a deportation. Trump federalizes DC’s police and deploys the National Guard to the city.
DOJ seeks sanctions against a pro bono immigration attorney who fought a deportation. Trump federalizes DC’s police and deploys the National Guard to the city.
July: Censorship and loyalty tests begin.
Media outlets are pressured to settle or cancel coverage. Legally mandated climate data disappears. Trump creates Schedule G, prioritizing loyalty over skill, and DOJ files an ethics complaint against a sitting judge.
Media outlets are pressured to settle or cancel coverage. Legally mandated climate data disappears. Trump creates Schedule G, prioritizing loyalty over skill, and DOJ files an ethics complaint against a sitting judge.
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
July: Censorship and loyalty tests begin.
Media outlets are pressured to settle or cancel coverage. Legally mandated climate data disappears. Trump creates Schedule G, prioritizing loyalty over skill, and DOJ files an ethics complaint against a sitting judge.
Media outlets are pressured to settle or cancel coverage. Legally mandated climate data disappears. Trump creates Schedule G, prioritizing loyalty over skill, and DOJ files an ethics complaint against a sitting judge.
June: The rule of law erodes.
Trump deploys the National Guard to LA. Federal agents detain and remove Sen. Alex Padilla from a press event. The DOJ even sues the entire Maryland district court bench.
Yes, you read that right...
Trump deploys the National Guard to LA. Federal agents detain and remove Sen. Alex Padilla from a press event. The DOJ even sues the entire Maryland district court bench.
Yes, you read that right...
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
June: The rule of law erodes.
Trump deploys the National Guard to LA. Federal agents detain and remove Sen. Alex Padilla from a press event. The DOJ even sues the entire Maryland district court bench.
Yes, you read that right...
Trump deploys the National Guard to LA. Federal agents detain and remove Sen. Alex Padilla from a press event. The DOJ even sues the entire Maryland district court bench.
Yes, you read that right...
May: Corruption gets bolder.
After pressure from Trump, DOJ launches a criminal probe into NY AG Letitia James. The FBI closes its public corruption unit.
Trump accepts a Qatari jet for Air Force 1 and hosts a dinner for top $TRUMP memecoin holders.
After pressure from Trump, DOJ launches a criminal probe into NY AG Letitia James. The FBI closes its public corruption unit.
Trump accepts a Qatari jet for Air Force 1 and hosts a dinner for top $TRUMP memecoin holders.
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
May: Corruption gets bolder.
After pressure from Trump, DOJ launches a criminal probe into NY AG Letitia James. The FBI closes its public corruption unit.
Trump accepts a Qatari jet for Air Force 1 and hosts a dinner for top $TRUMP memecoin holders.
After pressure from Trump, DOJ launches a criminal probe into NY AG Letitia James. The FBI closes its public corruption unit.
Trump accepts a Qatari jet for Air Force 1 and hosts a dinner for top $TRUMP memecoin holders.
April: Retaliation ramps up.
The HHS shutters public records offices amid mass layoffs. Trump targets private citizens who spoke out against him for retribution and explores deporting US citizens to foreign prisons.
The HHS shutters public records offices amid mass layoffs. Trump targets private citizens who spoke out against him for retribution and explores deporting US citizens to foreign prisons.
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
April: Retaliation ramps up.
The HHS shutters public records offices amid mass layoffs. Trump targets private citizens who spoke out against him for retribution and explores deporting US citizens to foreign prisons.
The HHS shutters public records offices amid mass layoffs. Trump targets private citizens who spoke out against him for retribution and explores deporting US citizens to foreign prisons.
March: Transparency collapses further.
The government stops enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act. Trump starts targeting law firms for perceived disloyalty. OMB removes its federal spending database. Trump admin reportedly uses Signal to share war plans.
The government stops enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act. Trump starts targeting law firms for perceived disloyalty. OMB removes its federal spending database. Trump admin reportedly uses Signal to share war plans.
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
March: Transparency collapses further.
The government stops enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act. Trump starts targeting law firms for perceived disloyalty. OMB removes its federal spending database. Trump admin reportedly uses Signal to share war plans.
The government stops enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act. Trump starts targeting law firms for perceived disloyalty. OMB removes its federal spending database. Trump admin reportedly uses Signal to share war plans.
Feb: Trump tightens control.
AG Pam Bondi forms a new group to review probes into Trump and Jan 6 cases. DOJ scales back anti-corruption efforts. Trump fires the heads of OSC and OGE—two key ethics watchdogs.
AG Pam Bondi forms a new group to review probes into Trump and Jan 6 cases. DOJ scales back anti-corruption efforts. Trump fires the heads of OSC and OGE—two key ethics watchdogs.
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Feb: Trump tightens control.
AG Pam Bondi forms a new group to review probes into Trump and Jan 6 cases. DOJ scales back anti-corruption efforts. Trump fires the heads of OSC and OGE—two key ethics watchdogs.
AG Pam Bondi forms a new group to review probes into Trump and Jan 6 cases. DOJ scales back anti-corruption efforts. Trump fires the heads of OSC and OGE—two key ethics watchdogs.
Jan: Trump’s second term begins—and so does the dismantling.
He pardons Jan 6 insurrectionists, creates DOGE, revokes security details from ex-officials and fires 17 inspectors general. OMB intervenes in budgets—signaling a new era of control.
He pardons Jan 6 insurrectionists, creates DOGE, revokes security details from ex-officials and fires 17 inspectors general. OMB intervenes in budgets—signaling a new era of control.
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Jan: Trump’s second term begins—and so does the dismantling.
He pardons Jan 6 insurrectionists, creates DOGE, revokes security details from ex-officials and fires 17 inspectors general. OMB intervenes in budgets—signaling a new era of control.
He pardons Jan 6 insurrectionists, creates DOGE, revokes security details from ex-officials and fires 17 inspectors general. OMB intervenes in budgets—signaling a new era of control.
It’s not just chaos, it’s a plan. CREW tracked changes tied to ethics, transparency and accountability and found four categories core to the democratic assault America is experiencing:
-corruption
-weaponization of the DOJ/military
-regulatory retaliation
-hiding the truth
-corruption
-weaponization of the DOJ/military
-regulatory retaliation
-hiding the truth
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It’s not just chaos, it’s a plan. CREW tracked changes tied to ethics, transparency and accountability and found four categories core to the democratic assault America is experiencing:
-corruption
-weaponization of the DOJ/military
-regulatory retaliation
-hiding the truth
-corruption
-weaponization of the DOJ/military
-regulatory retaliation
-hiding the truth