Lobbying muscle may help tech titans trump Trump
Campaign for Accountability Seeks FBI File on Trump Son-In-Law Jared Kushner
On November 21, 2016, CfA filed Freedom of Information Act requests with the FBI and Department of Justice seeking any criminal records regarding President-elect Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
Swamp loophole: Isn’t a lobbyist by any other name still a lobbyist?
Can Trump and tech get along?
CfA Files Complaint with FBI Office of Professional Responsibility Against FBI Director Jim Comey
On October 31, 2016, following FBI Director Jim Comey’s unprecedented decision to inform Congress that the FBI was re-opening the investigation into former State Department Secretary and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, CfA filed a complaint with the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility.
Silicon Valley Companies Lobby to Remain Unregulated
Coalition Letter Calling on Presidential Transition Teams to Adopt Ethics Code
On October 19, 2016, Campaign for Accountability joined 15 other organizations and ethics experts in calling on the presidential candidates to adopt an ethical code of conduct for their transition teams. The letter to the presidential candidates asks them to adopt a strict ethics code including prohibiting transition team members from working on matters that might affect their financial interests or those of people close to them. The letter also calls on the candidates to bar officials from lobbying the federal government while working on the transition and for the candidates to appoint an ethics czar as a part of their transition teams.
CfA Joins Coalition Calling on Presidential Transition Teams to Adopt Ethics Code
On October 19, 2016, CfA joined 15 other organizations and ethics experts in calling on the presidential candidates to adopt an ethical code of conduct for their transition teams.
Can super PACs be put back in the box?
CfA Lawsuit Seeking to Abolish Super PAC Spending
On July 7, 2016, Campaign for Accountability joined a bipartisan coalition of Members of Congress and 2016 congressional candidates in filing a complaint before the Federal Election Commission seeking to end super PAC spending in US elections.