Can the White House create a new DOJ fraud division—and run it from the West Wing? New piece from @dschulkin.bsky.social and Amy Markopoulus unpacks the legal, constitutional, and enforcement risks of the administration’s proposed “National Fraud Enforcement Division.”

The White House’s New Fraud Section: Key Questions

The plan for a new DOJ fraud division sparks constitutional and policy concerns over executive power and prosecutorial independence.

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@amymarkopoulos.bsky.social and I lead a team that is diligently tracking, categorizing, and analyzing the changes to our anti-corruption architecture to better understand the ways in which our gov't is changing before our eyes. See the latest in our effort (and more to come soon) below.

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New in the Anti-Corruption Tracker by Amy Markopoulos, Dani Schulkin, & Maya Nir: - FBI agent firings - FHFA watchdog removed - Fannie Mae ethics officials fired - Arts Commission dismissed - DOJ payout demands - EXIM watchdog removed www.justsecurity.org/117267/anti-...

1/ The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) — the primary tool for accessing public records in the U.S. — is under mounting strain across the federal government, explains Amanda Teuscher of @weareoversight.bsky.social. See her analysis and rundown of FOIA office closures, denials, and delays here:

The Freedom of Information Act and Deteriorating Federal Transparency Infrastructure

Weakening FOIA does not merely impair public knowledge — it also reduces the likelihood that abuses will be detected and deterred.

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The Anti-Corruption Tracker is live! This interactive, regularly updated resource catalogs how U.S. oversight systems are being dismantled—from watchdog firings to weakened enforcement. Follow the erosion, action by action. Explore the tracker here: www.justsecurity.org/117267/anti-...

The Anti-Corruption Tracker: Mapping the Erosion of Oversight and Accountability

This Anti-Corruption Tracker focuses on the erosion or dismantling of oversight and accountability systems within the United States Executive Branch

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🚨SERIES LAUNCH🚨 “When Guardrails Erode” is a new series + tracker examining how U.S. anti-corruption systems are being dismantled. @dschulkin.bsky.social and @amymarkopoulos.bsky.social on erosion, what it reveals, how to rebuild accountability. 👇 www.justsecurity.org/117578/when-...