Democracy Defenders Fund

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Read our full report on Trump's crypto connections: democracydefendersfund.org/prs/04.03.26-pr

Witkoff co-founded World Liberty Financial with the Trump family, and UAE investment funds have put $2.5 billion into that company. Simultaneously, he is serving as U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East — negotiating directly with the UAE.

We obtained U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff's financial disclosure report from the Office of Government Ethics. It still hasn't been certified, 7+ months after he filed it. That's a red flag. Ethics reports are typically certified within 60 days. democracydefendersfund.org/prs/04.03.26-pr

The Constitution is clear: Only the states and Congress have the power to regulate elections, not the president. And only Congress has the power to regulate the U.S. mail. democracydefendersfund.org/prs/04.02.26-pr

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Americans deserve to know how this surveillance is being used against them. Read our full release HERE: democracydefendersfund.org/prs/04.01.26-pr

BREAKING: Along with @LawyersComm we sued DHS and ICE for refusing to disclose how they're using facial recognition apps to surveil the public. The agencies ignored legal deadlines and produced zero records.

Read our full release here : democracydefendersfund.org/prs/03.30.26-pr

BREAKING: We filed 2 lawsuits against DOJ & DHS for failure to respond to FOIA requests about investigations into Tom Homan’s alleged $50K bribe & pay-to-play contracting scheme. The public has a right to know if gov't officials are abusing taxpayer funds.

Turning extreme ideas into policy doesn't make them legal. Powerful words from DDF's Taryn Wilgus Null. This applies to the attack on birthright citizenship in Barbara v. Trump and every other lawless move the White House makes.

Rengel is suing for false imprisonment, abuse of process, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Adrián Rengel deserves his day in court. We are making sure he gets it.

He spent four months being beaten by guards, denied medical care, and held in inhumane conditions — while the US maintained legal custody over him the entire time. Officials alleged tattoos of his mother and daughter's names indicated affiliation. He never received a hearing.

We have filed suit on behalf of Adrián Rengel, a Venezuelan immigrant who was detained without due process, lied to about where he was being sent, and deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison in defiance of a federal court order. democracydefendersfund.org/prs/03.24.26-pr

Read our press release here: democracydefendersfund.org/prs/03.23.26-p…

BREAKING: The DOJ is demanding Oklahoma hand over private voter data — and we're intervening to stop it. The DOJ wants SSNs, DOBs, addresses & more with no legal basis. Alongside partners, we're defending every Oklahoma voter's right to participate without fear.

BREAKING: Voice of America employees and coalition of press freedom organizations sue U.S. government to stop illegal press censorship and the White House from making VOA little more than a propaganda outlet. democracydefendersfund.org/prs/03.23.26-pr

Survivors deserve full transparency. Congress must demand it — and we'll keep fighting in court. Our full statement here: democracydefendersfund.org/prs/03.18.pr_2

AG Bondi & DAG Blanche must answer for DOJ's continued failure to release the Epstein files — 3 months past the legal deadline. ~3 million pages withheld, no redaction index, suspects & gov't officials over-redacted, and documents secretly re-redacted after initial review.