On the evening of August 1, 2023, a federal court indicted former President Donald J. Trump on four charges, including Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Conspiracy Against Rights, after the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
International Bar Association: Donald Trump becomes first former US president to face criminal charges This article features Government Accountability Project Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. On 30 March, a grand jury meeting behind closed doors in New York City made history by voting to indict former US president Donald Trump. [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2023 Government Accountability Project Responds to Questionable Congressional Whistleblower Ethics in Joint Press Conference Washington, DC – On Thursday, March 2, 2023, shocking new reports were released about three FBI whistleblowers and the complications of their cases. Today, Government Accountability Project joined Common Defense and Congressional Integrity Project in responding to [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2023 Twitter Whistleblower Anika Collier Navaroli to Testify at House Oversight Hearing WASHINGTON—Twitter whistleblower Anika Collier Navaroli will testify on Wednesday February 8, 2023 to the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability during a hearing titled ”Protecting Speech from Government Interference and Social Media Bias, Part 1: Twitter’s Role [...]
December 23, 2022 The Honorable Joseph Biden President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20500 The Honorable Charles Schumer Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:| June 9, 2022 Government Accountability Project Statement on the January 6 Select Committee Hearings WASHINGTON—Government Accountability Project is grateful for the vital work of the bipartisan January 6th Select Committee, which begins its next series of hearings today. Non-partisan career prosecutors will present verified evidence that more than 1,000 whistleblowers and witnesses [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 20, 2022 Government Accountability Project Denounces Senate Rejection of the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Senate blocked the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, a voting rights bill that would ensure voters can safely and freely cast their ballots, protect against election sabotage, curtail [...]
Ex-Govs., AGs Tell Justices To Release Trump's Jan. 6 Docs This excerpt features Government Accountability Project’s Executive Director and CEO, Louis Clark, and was originally published here The former officials' arguments were echoed in another friend-of-the-court brief submitted Wednesday by watchdog groups, including the Government Accountability Project, and legal scholars who specialize in executive [...]