Federal Accountability

Watchdogs Sue Trump Admin Over “Textbook Pay to Play” Truth Social $100K-a-Month Scheme

Today, Campaign for Accountability and American Oversight filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against President Donald Trump and several administration officials, over a scheme that gives paying subscribers early access to official government announcements posted on Truth Social — for a fee of up to $100,000 a month.

Watchdog Requests IRS Investigation into AltaMed Health Services Corp. for Potential Private Inurement or Excess Benefit Transaction Violations

CfA filed a complaint with the IRS requesting an investigation into whether AltaMed Health Services Corporation, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation and Section 501(c)(3) public charity, violated IRS rules prohibiting private inurement and excess benefit transactions.

Statement: CfA Lauds Judge for Raising Attorney Misconduct in Slush Fund Ruling

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.

Watchdog Files Bar Complaint Against Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward

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.

Maryland Bar Cites Technicality in Declining to Investigate FCC Chair Brendan Carr: Watchdog Responds

“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.”

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