Weeks after CfA filed a complaint with the DC bar against Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, the sole signatory to the $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization” settlement fund, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams issued a ruling finding the lawsuit that led to the settlement was a sham because the parties were not adverse.
By serving as the sole government signatory to a settlement that creates a $1.776 billion fund to compensate the same January 6 defendants and Trump associates he previously represented as a private defense attorney, Mr. Woodward appears to have possibly violated multiple District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct.
CfA's complaint to the New York Bar asks whether Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche violated the New York Rules of Professional Conduct arising from his role in the vindictive prosecution of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.
Today, Campaign for Accountability filed a request for guidance with the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House asking for clarification on when lobbyists must disclose donations to organizations financed or designated by the President of the United States.
Yesterday, Campaign for Accountability filed suit against the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) over its failure to comply with the organization’s FOIA request for a report written by FHFA Administrator Bill Pulte regarding Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
Today, Campaign for Accountability renewed its request for the Virginia State Bar to investigate former Acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan for multiple potential violations of professional conduct rules during her brief, four-month tenure leading the Eastern District of Virginia.
“The Maryland Bar Rules do not limit bar complaints only to those personally impacted by a lawyer’s misconduct. Although Maryland rules provide that Bar counsel ‘may’ dismiss a complaint that draws on public accounts – leaving it fully within counsel’s discretion to investigate allegations of violations – the Bar chose not to. Clearly, the Bar was looking for an excuse to duck its responsibility to hold Carr accountable for potential misconduct.”
In its response to a complaint CfA filed last month against Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan (who a court has since found was illegally appointed), regarding her conduct in the prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James, the Virginia Bar said that, at present, there is insufficient rationale for it to open an investigation. Read CfA's response.
Campaign for Accountability filed a bar complaint asking the Florida Bar and the Virginia Bar to investigate Lindsey Halligan, a Florida-licensed attorney who Donald Trump designated as Interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Today, Campaign for Accountability filed a bar complaint asking the District of Columbia Office of Disciplinary Counsel and the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission to investigate Brendan Carr, a member of both the D.C. and Maryland bars, and current Chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for potential violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct for lawyers.