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Money In Politics

Corporate America has largely abandoned its post-January 6 promises on democracy

Since the January 6 insurrection, over 2,000 corporate and industry group PACs have given over $174 million to members of the Sedition Caucus—those 147 lawmakers who voted against certifying the 2020 presidential election as well as Donald Trump and the new members of Congress who ran on the Big Lie that Trump won the 2020 election.

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Corruption

Trump’s term 2 corruption by the numbers: More golf trips, more foreign visitors and more profits

Six months into his second term, Trump's corruption is orders of magnitude greater than the corruption of his first administration.

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Transparency

DOGE’s big illusion: the heavy costs of the Trump administration’s so-called efficiency

CREW’s review of some of the programs targeted for cuts by DOGE and the Trump admin found that the elimination or reduction of these programs have directly cost over 50,000 people their jobs and could result in a loss of over $10 billion in U.S.-based economic activity.

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Transparency

Donald Trump’s 2025 financial disclosure

CREW obtained Donald Trump's 2025 public financial disclosures. Read them here.

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Accountability

FBI agents may not open retaliatory investigations into FBI employees who worked on January 6th or classified documents cases

The Trump admin has already taken hostile actions against some FBI employees who worked on investigations related to misconduct by President Trump, his allies and his supporters. As a result, FBI employees may reasonably fear retaliation from Trump admin officials. FBI agents may not open retaliatory investigations into FBI employees who worked on Jan 6th or classified documents cases.

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Democracy

Trump allies are attacking the judicial system—and may now be targeting courthouses themselves

The mass firing of GSA staff and potential sale of federal courthouses could hinder the ability of the federal judiciary to operate.

Corporate America has largely abandoned its post-January 6 promises on democracy

Trump’s term 2 corruption by the numbers: More golf trips, more foreign visitors and more profits

DOGE’s big illusion: the heavy costs of the Trump administration’s so-called efficiency

Donald Trump’s 2025 financial disclosure

FBI agents may not open retaliatory investigations into FBI employees who worked on January 6th or classified documents cases

Trump allies are attacking the judicial system—and may now be targeting courthouses themselves

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