Citizens for Ethics

Presidents are not kings. Presidents are not kings. Presidents are not kings. Presidents are not kings. Presidents are not kings. Presidents are not kings. Presidents are not kings. Presidents are not kings.

President Trump purged federal agencies of their inspectors general, whose roles are designed to provide independent oversight over the federal government. Instead, he's been nominating loyalists with partisan backgrounds and less experience. washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Trump recently signed an executive order to eliminate fraud. That's quite a contrast from his habit of granting clemency to convicted fraudsters, pardoning more than 70 of his allies and donors during his time in office. nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/…

Reliance Industries is planning a $300 billion oil refinery in Texas after receiving a Venezuelan oil license from the Trump admin. In 2024, it paid the Trump Org $10 million for a Mumbai project, raising concerns about possible corruption. citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…

Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy oversees the very industries whose lobbyists and executives have given thousands in campaign contributions to his son, Michael Alfonso, a candidate in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. propublica.org/article/sean-d…

Presidents are not kings. Presidents are not kings. Presidents are not kings.

Corruption thrives in the dark. We have to keep calling this kind of thing out—it’s not normal. Making decisions like this oriented to the interests of Trump’s corporate allies means the American people are not being put first.

Robinhood seems to be paying for influence with Trump, and getting all sorts of benefits in return, from deregulation, to payments from memecoin trades. And maybe even access to a huge new user base of kids if they get the Trump Accounts deal...

1. Robinhood donates $2 million to Trump's inauguration 2. Robinhood lists $TRUMP memecoin on inauguration day 3. SEC drops Robinhood investigation

The Trump admin awarded more than $13M in no-bid contracts to the company that helped organize Trump’s rally on Jan. 6, 2021. It's yet another example of how a Trump-allied company is benefiting from his administration. nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/…

In his first public remarks since Trump criticized the SCOTUS justices who ruled against his tariff policy, Chief Justice John Roberts characterized personal attacks on judges as "dangerous," calling for an end to "personally directed hostility." nytimes.com/2026/03/17/us/…

NBC reports that companies have complained to Trump's inner circle that Corey Lewandowski has directly or indirectly stood to personally profit from the DHS contracting process while working as "de facto chief of staff" for DHS. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/d…

Jared Kushner only has TWO days left to file his legally required public financial disclosure. The American people need transparency into his business interests if he's going to play such a big role in foreign policy. citizensforethics.org/legal-action/l…

Buried deep in the SAVE America Act is a requirement for states to submit their voter rolls to the unlawful DHS SAVE database—which is notoriously full of errors—and for DHS to investigate any potential noncitizen for deportation. The Senate must vote NO on this dangerous bill.

Five days before Trump raided Venezuela, Sen. Markwayne Mullin bought shares in Chevron, the only major US oil company in Venezuela. Mullin sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee and reportedly talks to Trump "all the time." nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/…

The Trump administration bypassed regular procedures to award more than $13 million in contracts to the company that helped organize Trump’s rally on January 6th. The company is full of former Trump staffers. nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/…

The top 297 holders of President Trump's memecoin will be invited to an exclusive gala at Mar-a-Lago. One investor has already bought $7 million worth of $TRUMP for a seat at the table. Just a reminder that this whole thing is corrupt. wsj.com/livecoverage/s…

Trump has dismantled offices that root out waste, fraud and abuse while expanding foreign business ties with countries that have authoritarian governments. That threatens national security. So we sent a statement to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. citizensforethics.org/legal-action/t…

Trump cabinet members have directed at least $30 million to Trump through political contributions, property visits, stock holdings, and donations. Who are they serving, Trump or the American people? citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…

David Harvilicz, a top DHS official who oversees policy on elections infrastructure wants to ban voting machines. Harvilicz also co-founded a firm with James Penrose, who hatched the false claims that hacked voting machines led to Trump's loss in 2020. propublica.org/article/david-…