Adam Smith
@asmith83.bsky.social
VP at CREW https://www.citizensforethics.org/
They keep saying this but any existing ethics laws that apply to the president...were signed by a president. The 1978 Ethics in Government Act applied to the president. So did the 2012 Stock Act’s disclosure requirements.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6h agoSen. Cynthia Lummis says on her crypto bill that "the president agreed to an ethics provision that no president has ever agreed to. He's gone further to protect ethics than any president in history, yet the Democrats want more." 🙃
Stop saying "log into a portal." Sounds way too cool for what's happening.
If the administration uses this as a workaround for the defunct slush fund, the public deserves to know.
CREW@citizensforethics.org · 2d agoBREAKING: We just sued the Treasury Department for illegally withholding information about who is receiving settlement money from its Judgement Fund. Taxpayers need to know whether Jan. 6ers and Trump allies are getting massive payouts from the federal government.
Reading through this Chuck Edwards Ethics Committee report and I guess that is what a custom Adam Sandler puzzle looks like. ethics.house.gov/committee-re...
They are about to give every troop 2 Post-Its to write up ideas to put on the white board. www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/p...
Exclusive: US military asks troops for ‘creative and unconventional’ ideas to punish Iran | CNN Politics
The request from a senior officer at the US military command carrying out President Donald Trump’s war with Iran came in an email: We need ideas.
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It's wild how badly Doordash messed up by endorsing James Comer's anti-DC bill. www.wusa9.com/article/news...
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Glad that we at @citizensforethics.org endorsed Sen. Schiff's bill to stop these ads that have the potential to confuse or mislead voters.
Sen. Adam Schiff@schiff.senate.gov · last wk.Deepfake advertisements are ramping up this election season. I break down how fraudulent AI-generated political ads are muddying the waters of what's real and what isn't. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo9k...
"Why did a $154 billion CEO just endorse stripping most Americans of voting rights—and taking us back to the 19th century?" fortune.com/2026/07/27/s...
Why did a $154 billion CEO just endorse stripping most Americans of voting rights—and taking us back to the 19th century? | Fortune
Should how much you pay in taxes determine how much your vote counts? Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke seems to think so.
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A teacher in Kansas was arrested for clapping in support of data center opponents during a city commission meeting. www.wafb.com/2026/07/27/t...
Teacher arrested for repeatedly clapping in favor of data center opponents during city commission meeting
A high school physics teacher was arrested for interference with law enforcement after clapping during a city meeting.
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NEW: We just filed a lawsuit against the DOJ, IRS and Treasury Department after they failed to respond to our records request about the negotiations to settle Trump's $10 billion IRS lawsuit. The public deserves transparency into how this collusive "settlement" came together.
CREW sues for communications on IRS “settlement” negotiations - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Communications between Trump's private attorneys and the DOJ concerning Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS should be released.
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NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Wild to see it all in one place: since Donald Trump declared his candidacy in 2022, he has filed lawsuits and claims demanding $70B from various sources. www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
Trump has filed lawsuits and claims demanding over $70 billion since second term candidacy announcement - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Trump has filed lawsuits and claims demanding over $70 billion since he declared his candidacy for office in November 2022.
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A Massachusetts doctor who punched a police officer during the attack at the Capitol on Jan. 6 has lost her right to renew her medical license.
Massachusetts revokes doctor’s right to renew medical license after Jan. 6 attack
Dr. Jacquelyn Starer, who worked at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital at the time of her arrest, apologized to the police officer she punched at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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NEW: The Jan. 6 insurrection left American taxpayers with $2.7 billion in costs that were never recovered. Now, convicted Jan. 6 defendants are trying to use the Federal Tort Claims Act to extract substantial and secretive payouts from the government.
January 6ers cost taxpayers $2.7 billion. Now they're seeking secret payouts. - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
January 6ers could seek negotiations for secretive payouts through the Federal Tort Claims Act should Congress fail to take action.
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Breaking: Judge Ana Reyes has demanded an explanation from the Trump administration regarding Pete Hegseth’s "High-T" troops since the Pentagon has said in court that hormone therapy for trans troops makes them unfit to serve and is too expensive. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
Judge in trans military ban case demands Pentagon explain Hegseth’s testosterone double standard
Judge Ana Reyes is demanding answers about a policy that offers testosterone to some troops while citing hormone care to remove others.
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JUST IN: Remember this Bondi tweet and the mugshots released contrary to DOJ policy? Prosecutors just dropped another case, this one v. special ed teacher Christina Rank. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
NEW: President Trump’s brokers have made 29 trades of private prison stocks since he returned to office. The trades total between $281,029 and $990,000, split between two companies that have benefited massively from Trump administration policy: GEO Group and CoreCivic.
Trump has made 29 private prison stock trades since taking office - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Trump’s brokers have made 29 trades of private prison stocks since he returned to office, with the first purchases early in his second term.
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Nothing says thank you after a favorable regulatory or enforcement action like massive super PAC contributions. www.levernews.com/the-winklevo...
The Winklevoss Twins Gave Trump $20 Million After Regulatory Win
The crypto investors donated $20 million in bitcoin to Trump's super PAC weeks after his administration moved to abandon a federal enforcement action against their crypto exchange.
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The Lever@levernews.com · 2w ago🚨 SCOOP: The Winklevoss Twins funneled $20 million of bitcoin to a Trump-aligned super PAC just after Trump officials moved to vacate an action against the brothers’ crypto exchange, according to new documents. Details at LeverNews [dot] com - pass it on
The Trump Organization has 24 foreign real estate development deals underway--giving governments in those countries leverage and foreign companies another avenue to buy influence. www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
Trump’s foreign revenue exploded during his first year back in office - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
President Donald Trump raked in record-high revenue of over $117 million from overseas business interests last year.
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NEW: Trump amassed a record-high revenue of over $117 million from overseas business interests last year, according to CREW analysis. These developments bring with them a raft of new conflicts of interest to a degree that is unprecedented—even for Trump.
Trump’s foreign revenue exploded during his first year back in office - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
President Donald Trump raked in record-high revenue of over $117 million from overseas business interests last year.
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New @citizensforethics.org analysis: Donald Trump recorded $117M in revenue from foreign sources during the first year of his term, including "ten entities that had never reported significant revenue before last year." www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
Trump’s foreign revenue exploded during his first year back in office - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
President Donald Trump raked in record-high revenue of over $117 million from overseas business interests last year.
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Great to be with Donald Sherman from @citizensforethics.org at our latest Anti-Corruption and Democracy Reform Task Force meeting. We discussed how we can strengthen congressional oversight to better protect American citizens, root out corruption, and hold the executive branch accountable.