Foundation for Accountability & Civic Trust

So much for transparency...House Members found a way to essentially raise their salary without the public knowing.

Your Tax Dollars Pay For Millionaire Democrats' Swanky D.C. Apartments Taxpayers are funding luxury housing accommodations for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) and over 200 other members of Congress, many of whom boast net worths over $1 million.

A social media app with national security issues…and a Senator taking campaign donations from it's lobbyists after changing his position on banning it.

Vulnerable Dem Senator Raked In Cash From TikTok Lobbyists After Flip-Flopping On Banning The App Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester's reelection campaign received thousands in donations from TikTok lobbyists after changing his opinion on whether to ban the app.

This may actually be worse than not passing a law at all. If elected officials are not required to disclose spousal information, the public will erroneously be led to believe there is transparency when in reality a gaping hole exists. Also, it is an obvious way to hide conflicts of interest.

Gov. Whitmer criticizes detailed income disclosures on officeholders' spouses Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's new remarks conflicted with past statements she's made calling for Michigan to use "the federal disclosure form."

FACT's statement on the revealing of the Rep. Jamaal Bowman video.

UPDATE: Footage of Rep. Jamaal Bowman Pulling Fire Alarm to Disrupt Official Proceedings In light of the footage released today showing Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York pulling the fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on September 30, 2023, and his guilty plea, FACT’s Executive Director Kendra Arnold released the following statement: “Two weeks ago, FACT filed a complaint wi...

Now that the facts are known and Bowman’s excuses have been disproven, the issue is what happens next. Bowman’s actions are not only a criminal offense but also an ethics violation for which FACT filed a complaint with the OCE two weeks ago.

Video Shows Jamaal Bowman Removing Warning Signs Before Pulling Capitol Alarm—Despite Saying It Was An Accident Bowman pleaded guilty to falsely pulling the alarm, and agreed to pay a $1,000 fine.

BREAKING:
Less than two weeks ago FACT filed a complaint against Rep. Bowman for this reckless action. We are pleased that today he has been officially charged.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman charged with misdemeanor for pulling fire alarm in a Capitol building The alarm was set off Sept. 30 in the Cannon office building last month as Republicans sought to initiate voting on a spending measure to keep the government open.

FACT spoke on this potentially damaging ethics violation, including the imperative that political candidates and Members not recieve special deals from their donors.

Dem Senate Candidate Paid Rent To Company Linked To One Of Her Donors Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan paid rent to a company linked to one of her 2024 Senate campaign's donors, Federal Election Commission filings show.

We spoke with Fox News about new developments in this situation. Unfortunately, Sen. Sanders continues to raise extreme suspicion by again making large--and highly questionable-- disbursements from his campaign coffers directly to his wife and stepson's mostly dormant 'nonprofit'.

Bernie Sanders funnels $75,000 more from campaign coffers to his wife, stepson's nonprofit Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign sent $75,000 more to a nonprofit established by his wife and stepson during the third quarter, Federal Election Commission filings show.

COMPLAINT FILED:
Rep. Bowman continues to routinely violate House Ethics Rules and create chaos. First, his clear misuse of official government resources on his campaign social media accounts has become habitual and, now most recently, by his pulling of a fire alarm in a congressional building.

Watchdog demands ethics office investigate Jamaal Bowman's fire alarm stunt: 'Intentional act' A watchdog group is requesting the ethics office investigate Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., after he pulled a fire alarm in a congressional office building, triggering an evacuation.

More details on our Rep. Gwen Moore Scam PAC Ethics Complaint...
Amongst the 80% to 90% spending that Rep. Moore's "GWEN PAC" spent on "administration" are some absurd line items. These include such things as: tickets to 'Hamilton,' trips to California wine country, massive amounts of charges to Uber Eats, and payments to her own sister.

Ethics Watchdog Files FEC Complaint Concerning Rep. Gwen Moore's Apparent Abuse of Leadership PAC Rep. Moore's Leadership PAC Spending Clearly Illustrates it is a Scam PAC Washington, D.C. --- September 7, 2023 ---- Today, the non-partisan ethics watchdog the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), filed a complaint requesting the Federal Election Commission (FEC) investigate Rep.....

FACT has recently filed multiple complaints regarding Members' use of TikTok. Now it is back in the news--and unsurprisingly not for good reasons.

US lawmakers ask TikTok about its ByteDance ties after recent exec transfers between the companies | TechCrunch U.S. lawmakers have written a letter to TikTok questioning its independence from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, in the wake of a recent report from

COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST "LA MACHINE":
From the beginning of the Republic it has been illegal for foreign nationals to influence our elections--and that CERTAINLY includes literally running a political consulting firm.

FACT Calls For Investigation into Foreign National Political Consultant for Unlawful Contributions Washington, D.C.— September 27th, 2023—Today, the non-partisan ethics watchdog, the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), filed a complaint requesting the Federal Election Commission (FEC) investigate whether Antonio Valdovinos, a foreign national, broke federal law by seeking to...

COMPLAINT FILED:
There are many perfectly lawful uses of social media for Members of Congress. However, several of the ways Rep. Frost is using his are not among them.

Generation Z Democrat Maxwell Frost accused by watchdog of illegal social media usage A freshman Democratic congressman likely violated federal law over his social media activity, according to a watchdog group.

SCAM PAC COMPLAINT FILED:
Wisconsin Rep. Gwen Moore's leadership PAC is named "GWEN PAC"--which stands for "Giving Willingly Empowering Nationally". Contrary to its name, for years it has taken in large political donations while giving less than 20% to candidates and spending an absurd 80% on "overhead". More details to come, but this literally falls into the traditional definition of a 'Scam Pac'.

Ethics Watchdog Files FEC Complaint Concerning Rep. Gwen Moore's Apparent Abuse of Leadership PAC Rep. Moore's Leadership PAC Spending Clearly Illustrates it is a Scam PAC Washington, D.C. --- September 7, 2023 ---- Today, the non-partisan ethics watchdog the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), filed a complaint requesting the Federal Election Commission (FEC) investigate Rep.....

Would you want to know if a campaign ad uses fake AI generated material?

Democratic lawmakers call on FEC to consider crackdown on deepfake campaign ads | CNN Politics Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Federal Election Commission to consider cracking down on the use of artificial intelligence technology in political advertisements, warning that deceptive ads could harm the integrity of next year’s elections.

Earlier this week we filed the complaint below against Senator Warnock.

Warnock Filed False Financial Disclosure In Violation Of Federal Law, Watchdog Charges Sen. Raphael Warnock (D., Ga.) may have violated federal law by claiming a sketchy accounting loophole to take home a lucrative part-time pastor salary in 2022, a watchdog group charged in a complaint Tuesday.

FACT provides this summary in the article below:
“This re-characterization of the payments to her husband appears to be an attempt to hide information from the public, which is contrary to the law that requires a candidate to clearly describe the ‘purpose of disbursement.’ Especially in this case, the description of ‘wage expenses’ fails to provide adequate information to the public.”

‘Possible Criminal Violation’: Rep. Cori Bush Changed Description Of Campaign Payments To Husband, FEC Filings Show Democratic Missouri Rep. Cori Bush altered the description of her campaign's payments to her husband in July Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings.

This issue facing Rep. Bush is not going away because the facts aren't going away...and unfortunately they are getting worse.

'Squad' Democrat Cori Bush ethics complaint expands over new payments to husband EXCLUSIVE — A conservative group is expanding on its prior ethics complaint against "Squad" member Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) over her latest campaign payments to her husband, according to documents obtained by the Washington Examiner.