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Watchdog: Acting Speaker Patrick McHenry a Tool of the Financial Industry

Economic Security and Corporate Power
October 3, 2023

Following the news that House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) has assumed the role of Acting Speaker of the House, government watchdog Accountable.US spotlighted McHenry’s career serving his financial industry mega-donors at the expense of everyday consumers.

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Trump Co-Defendants Deeply Ingrained in Conservative Movement

Democracy
August 15, 2023

The latest indictment of former president Donald Trump in Georgia included charges for 18 of his allies, alleging the defendants participated in a “criminal enterprise in Fulton County, Georgia — and elsewhere — to accomplish the illegal goal” of keeping Trump in office. The wide-ranging indictment sparks a broader discussion of the key players cen

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Judge Cannon Gifted Luxury Trip by Leo-Backed Scalia Law School

Democracy
August 11, 2023

Today, new reporting from The Guardian revealed that U.S. district court Judge Aileen Cannon, currently presiding over former President Trump’s criminal case for mishandling classified documents, is part of conservative kingpin Leonard Leo’s right-wing network. Cannon was gifted a luxury trip by the Leonard Leo-backed Scalia Law School.

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Accountable.US Statement on Justice Thomas’s Lavish Lifestyle Bankrolled by Wealthy Friends

Democracy
August 10, 2023

Today, new reporting from ProPublica provided the most comprehensive look yet at Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s lavish lifestyle bankrolled by wealthy friends — revealing how Thomas’s social circle has funded a steady stream of extravagant excursions and events since he became a justice.

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