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New Lawsuit Accuses Trump of 'Destroying Essential Historical Records'

Trump's Midnight Dump of Ethics Waivers Should End "Drain the Swamp Illusion"

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

President Donald Trump in January 2017 surrounded by members of his senior staff, including White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, and Senior Counselor Stephen Bannon. (Photo: Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images)

Candidate Donald Trump's pledge to "drain the swamp" was apparently made with a slew of caveats, which were exposed late Wednesday when the White House posted details of ethics waivers granted to at least 16 senior staff members. Among the notice (pdf), which detailed 14 different waived ethics rules, are provisions granting lobbyists from some of...

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Trump Empire Claims Tracking Payments Too Hard, Watchdogs Say Too Bad

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

"If President Trump believes that identifying all the prohibited foreign emoluments he is currently receiving would be too challenging or would harm his business ventures, his options are to divest his ownership or submit a proposal to Congress to ask for our consent," said Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.). (Photo: AP)

Despite promising to donate whatever profits President Donald Trump makes from...

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"Pay Trump Bribes Here" Projected Onto President's DC Hotel

Nika Knight, staff writer

An artist projected "Pay Trump bribes here" and "emoluments welcome" onto the...

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Watchdogs: Trump's Disastrous 100 Days Fueling "Golden Era of Activism"

Facing Stonewall, Groups Sue for White House, Mar-a-Lago Visitor Logs

Ivanka Trump

White House Ethics Loophole for Ivanka 'Doesn't Work,' Say Watchdogs

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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Trump’s Interior Secretary Attended Oil Industry Meeting at Trump’s DC Hotel

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Crew Statement on Ethics Pledge Waivers

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

CREW Releases 100 Day Trump Ethics Report, Timeline

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Trump's Unprecedented War on Ethics

Dave Johnson

Trump’s China Trademarks Violate the Constitution

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

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