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Private: Ensuring the independence of inspectors general (IGs)
Loopholes in our system allow presidents to overreach and fire IGs for political or personal reasons, undermining the public’s ability to hold government officials accountable.
Ethics &
Accountability
Executive Branch Ethics
To hold the executive branch accountable, there needs to be strong, independent institutions in place. That means strengthening and clarifying the authority of the supervising ethics office for the executive branch, protecting the integrity, independence, and ability of Inspectors General to deter and investigate abuse of power without interference, and calling out executive branch officials for ethical lapses.
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SCOTUS Greenlights Further Abuses of Presidential Power in Trump v. Slaughter
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The Corruption Chronicles: July 2026 Edition
12 stats that illustrate Donald Trump’s profiteering from public office and selling of access...
President Donald Trump has sold access and influence to domestic and foreign interests, and used the presidency to enrich himself and his family, including through multiple cryptocurrency ventures, in violation…
Press releases
SCOTUS Greenlights Further Abuses of Presidential Power in Trump v. Slaughter
In response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Slaughter — a critical test for the limits of executive power — to let former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner…
Analysis
The Corruption Chronicles: April 2026 Edition
20 stats that illustrate Donald Trump’s continued profiteering from public office and selling of access...
President Donald Trump has reshaped the presidency to drastically blur the lines between government and business, abetting unprecedented levels of pay-to-play political corruption and blatantly exploiting our nation’s highest office…
Press releases
New Issue One report details one year of Donald Trump profiteering from public office and selling access
One year into his second term in the White House, President Donald Trump has reshaped the presidency to drastically blur the lines between government and business, abetting unprecedented levels of…
Analysis
The Corruption Chronicles
One year of Donald Trump profiteering from public office and selling access and influence...
One year into his second term in the White House, President Donald Trump has reshaped the presidency to drastically blur the lines between government and business, abetting unprecedented levels of…