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Legal Actions
Letters
CREW recommends transparency reform for when grand juries refuse to indict
The Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules should consider an amendment that would provide notice when a grand jury has decided not to indict a person for a crime.
Testimony
Donald Sherman testifies on Trump’s foreign business interests and conflicts of interest
Trump and his admin's actions have opened the door to foreign influence through an array of foreign conflicts of interests. CREW President Donald Sherman testifies on the impact of President Trump’s foreign conflicts of interest on our national security and how this corruption harms Americans’ safety and prosperity.
Legal Complaints
Trump administration’s politicized federal grant decisions violate the Hatch Act
The Trump administration’s admitted cancellation of federal grants to states based on their political identity is a Hatch Act violation.