Has Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, committed treason?

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Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, illegally solicited a campaign contribution – in the form of opposition research - from a Russian national, Common Cause alleges in complaints filed today with the Department of Justice and the Federal Election Commission.

Cuando el miércoles por la noche llegó la buena noticia sobre el nombramiento de un fiscal especial, los estadounidenses recibieron otro recordatorio de cuánto trabajo aún queda por hacer antes de que podamos estar seguros de que la verdad finalmente saldrá a la luz.

"Queremos que los votantes confíen en el gobierno y eso se reduce a que un votante de cualquier comunidad pueda entender lo que está sucediendo en su propia comunidad", dijo Pedro Hernández, director de políticas de California Common Cause, que copatrocinó el proyecto de ley.

"Para que California genere confianza, tiene que ser una democracia multirracial y multilingüe, lo que significa priorizar y centrarse en el acceso al idioma", dijo Hernández de Common Cause.

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Common Cause Hawaii’s program manager, Camron Hurt, emphasized the need for more comprehensive changes to make Hawaii’s elections free from outside influence, more competitive and more popular.

“I think those (other reforms) are all tools to fix the same wheel. Right. So I think we fixed parts of the wheel, but the wheel still isn’t moving as efficiently as it can,” Hunt said.

"Es un ejemplo perfecto de algo que es de interés público", dijo el jueves John Marion Jr., director ejecutivo de Common Cause Rhode Island, sobre los correos electrónicos del Puente de Washington.

Susan Lerner, the executive director of the watchdog group Common Cause New York, said it was too soon to know if Adams had acted improperly. But she said the indictment was evidence that the city’s public financing system was working as intended.

“The campaign finance system we have in New York City deliberately makes it harder for people who want to buy influence,” Lerner said. “The lesson here is do not try to game the system because you will be caught.”

"It's not technically unethical, but it doesn't technically break the rules that they write for themselves, but it still creates an appearance of impropriety," Julia Vaughn, executive director of Common Cause Indiana, said. "That's damaging to the institution when people think that lawmakers are just out to protect their financial interests."