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Coalition Statement Opposing An Article V Convention

Coalition Statement

Calling a new constitutional convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution is a threat to every American’s constitutional rights and civil liberties.

Letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan to remove Chairman Nunes from Russia Investigation

Letter to Government Officials

Watchdogs Challenge Irresponsible Nunes Memo that Trump Reportedly May Use to Get Rid of Deputy AG Rosenstein: Letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan

The Art of the Lie: Trump’s Historic First Year Failure on Government Integrity and Accountability Issues

Research and Reports

American democracy is resilient. It has withstood attacks from enemies, foreign and domestic, for more than two centuries. But never has the United States been led by a president who has so flagrantly lied and so incessantly debased our democratic values and our institutions of self-government as President Donald J. Trump. This report sets forth 20 examples that demonstrate President Trump’s historic first year failure on issues of government integrity, transparency, and accountability.

01.25.2018

Benisek v. Lamone Key Briefs (2018)

01.22.2018

Trump's Stormy Daniels hush money violated campaign finance law

We allege that the payment of $130,000 to Stephanie Clifford (a.k.a. Stormy Daniels), through an LLC, was an unreported in-kind contribution to President Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign committee, in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act.

Money & Influence 01.22.2018

In 2018, Common Cause filed complaints with the DOJ and the FEC alleging that a $130,000 payment from Trump’s personal lawyer to Stormy Daniels broke campaign finance law.

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