Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting ethics and accountability in government and public life by targeting government officials -- regardless of party affiliation -- who sacrifice the common good to special interests. CREW advances its mission using a combination of research, litigation and media outreach.
Releases by this organization
Newswire article Thursday, March 15, 2018 CREW Gets Mnuchin Travel Documents Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has billed taxpayers for the most expensive flight options available at every turn, appearing to never even consider flying commercial as his predecessors did, according to previously unreleased documents obtained by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in... Read more |
Newswire article Friday, March 02, 2018 CREW, Eisen & Painter Request Investigation into Trump Financial Disclosure on Cohen Payment President Trump may have held an undisclosed beneficial interest in a limited liability company used by his personal lawyer to make a surreptitious payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, according to a request for investigation filed with the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) today by Citizens... Read more |
Newswire article Friday, December 22, 2017 CREW Statement On Emoluments Ruling Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Executive Director Noah Bookbinder released the following statement on the ruling in CREW v. Trump: “The Constitution’s emoluments clauses are core protections against destabilizing foreign and domestic corruption. We never thought we... Read more |
Newswire article Thursday, November 16, 2017 CREW Statement On Menendez Mistrial Following the declaration of a mistrial in the Senator Menendez (D-NJ) case, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Executive Director Noah Bookbinder, a former federal corruption prosecutor, released the following statement: “It’s now clear that, following the Supreme Court’s... Read more |
Newswire article Tuesday, November 14, 2017 Pence NFL Stunt Cost Indianpolis Police Department $14K Vice President Mike Pence’s infamous publicity stunt at an NFL game last month cost the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department more than $14,000, according to documents obtained by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). Shortly after arriving, Pence ostensibly left the... Read more |
Newswire article Monday, July 17, 2017 CREW to get Mar-a-Lago Visitor Records As part of ongoing litigation brought by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), the National Security Archive (NSA) and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will turn over visitor logs for President Trump’s Mar-... Read more |
Newswire article Thursday, July 06, 2017 Crew Files Ethics Complaint Against Jared Kushner White House Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President Jared Kushner appears to have failed to make the required disclosure of his ownership interest in an online real estate investment company called Cadre, and likely must divest from Cadre to prevent having a conflict of interest, according to... Read more |
Newswire article Friday, June 23, 2017 CREW Sues President Trump Over Presidential Records President Trump and the Executive Office of the President appear to be violating the Presidential Records Act (PRA) and the Constitution’s requirement that the president “take care” that the laws be faithfully executed through the White House’s use of confidential messaging applications and other... Read more |
Newswire article Monday, June 05, 2017 Trump’s Interior Secretary Attended Oil Industry Meeting at Trump’s DC Hotel Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke had a busy day on March 23, at least according to his official Twitter account. That day, he announced “Doggy Days” at the department, visited with staff at the Bureau of Reclamation, and met astronaut Jeff Williams . But Secretary Zinke’s day was even busier than his... Read more |
Newswire article Thursday, June 01, 2017 Crew Statement on Ethics Pledge Waivers In response to the revelation of the White House’s previously secret ethics pledge waivers, including those granted to senior staffers Kellyanne Conway, Don McGahn and Chris Liddell, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Executive Director Noah Bookbinder released the... Read more |