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  • ADLF Calls for Ethics Investigation into Rep. Ralph Abraham for Blatant Misuse of House Resources

    The American Democracy Legal Fund filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Ralph Abraham with the Office of Congressional Ethics today. Since he announced his run for Governor of Louisiana, Abraham’s congressional website has posted at least twenty news articles covering his campaign for Governor. The articles Abraham published on his taxpayer-funded website were highly political. […]

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  • ADLF Files Legal Complaint Against Hawley For Misuse of Public Funds

    ADLF Files Legal Complaint Against Hawley For Misuse of Public Funds The American Democracy Legal Fund has filed a legal complaint against Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley for his misuse of taxpayer resources to further his political career. The complaint asks the Missouri Secretary of State to investigate Hawley’s alleged outsourcing of Attorney General business to two partisan political […]

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  • ADLF Calls On Congressional Ethics Authorities to Investigate Discrepancies In Marsha Blackburn’s Financial Disclosures

    ADLF Calls On Congressional Ethics Authorities to Investigate Discrepancies In Marsha Blackburn’s Financial Disclosures Washington, DC — The American Democracy Legal Fund (ADLF) today called on the Office of Congressional Ethics, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics, and the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives to investigate discrepancies in the personal financial […]

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  • ADLF Asks For Investigation Into Pruitt Exploiting the EPA for Personal Financial Gain

    ADLF Asks For Investigation Into Pruitt Exploiting the EPA for Personal Financial Gain The American Democracy Legal Fund (ADLF), a government watchdog organization, is asking the Office of Government Ethics to investigate Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s misuse of his public office for personal financial gain.  The complaint filed today follows reports that Pruitt directed his scheduler […]

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  • Rick Scott Must Open Independent Investigation Into Background Check Scandal

    The American Democracy Legal Fund today called for Gov. Rick Scott to immediately open an independent investigation following a report in the Tampa Bay Times that the state of Florida approved tens of thousands of applications for concealed weapons permits without performing a rigorous background check, allowing people with dangerous intentions or mental health problems to carry a gun in public.

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  • New Legal Problems For Michael Cohen Revealed By ADLF Investigation Request Filed Today With The FEC

    New Legal Problems For Michael Cohen Revealed By ADLF Investigation Request Filed Today With The FEC  A new complaint from the American Democracy Legal Fund filed with the Federal Election Commission today reveals a new avenue of potential legal woes for Michael Cohen, Donald Trump, and the Trump campaign related to Cohen’s $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels. ADLF is alleging […]

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  • ADLF Requests Investigation Into Ryan Zinke’s Illegal Support For Rick Scott

    ADLF Requests Investigation Into Ryan Zinke’s Illegal Support For Rick Scott The American Democracy Legal Fund (ADLF) has filed a complaint with the Office of Special Counsel requesting an investigation into Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke for using his official position and government resources to partake in political activity in order to aid Governor Rick Scott’s U.S. Senate […]

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  • ADLF Files Ethics Complaint Against Rep. Jim Renacci for Using Taxpayer Resources for Senate Campaign

    ADLF Files Ethics Complaint Against Rep. Jim Renacci for Using Taxpayer Resources for Senate Campaign The American Democracy Legal Fund has filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Jim Renacci for repeatedly using taxpayer-funded U.S. House of Representatives resources for his campaign for Senate. Renacci has repeatedly used official U.S. House resources for prohibited political purposes including filming multiple campaign communications in House space, and improperly supplementing his […]

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  • ADLF Files FEC Complaint vs Mick Mulvaney For Illegal Use of Campaign Funds

    ADLF Files FEC Complaint vs Mick Mulvaney For llegal Use of Campaign Funds  American Democracy Legal Fund has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging Donald Trump’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney has been illegally using his campaign account for person gain. The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 strictly forbids any person from […]

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  • ADLF Files Criminal Complaint For Trump Organization’s Misuse of Presidential Seal on Golf Course Equipment

    ADLF Files Criminal Complaint For Trump Organization’s Misuse of Presidential Seal on Golf Course Equipment Today, the American Democracy Legal Fund has filed a request for a criminal investigation with the U.S. Department of Justice over the Trump Organization’s use of the presidential seal on private golf course equipment, which implies sponsorship or approval by the federal government. According […]

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