This week, Congressional Integrity Project released an updated report following the news of Donald Trump’s latest indictment. The report, titled House Republicans Weaponize Congress Against Our Justice System To Defend Former President Trump From His Criminal Indictments, and Appease the MAGA Base, At All Costs, details how MAGA Republicans have used their positions to try to obstruct the legitimate investigations into their leader Donald Trump, instead of supporting the rule of law. Read the full report here.
CIP sent out 5 rapid-response products, including statements, fact sheets, and roundups.
An explosive story revealed that Donald Trump staff and allies were allegedly behind a breach of a Georgia county’s voting systems.
Former President Donald Trump was indicted by a Georgia grand jury on criminal charges over his role in trying to overturn the 2020 election, an election he knew he lost.
- Congressional Integrity Project Statement on News of Donald Trump’s Georgia Indictment
- ROUNDUP: MAGA Republicans Race to Defend Donald Trump No Matter What
Congressional Integrity Project released an updated report following the news of Donald Trump’s latest indictment detailing how MAGA Republicans are using their positions to try to obstruct the legitimate investigations into Donald Trump.
Matt Gaetz said the quiet part out loud, admitting that the Republicans’ bogus impeachment of President Biden is about politics and the 2024 election – not any wrongdoing by President Biden
CIP was mentioned or quoted in the following 4 articles or news appearances.
Congressional Integrity Project senior advisor, Hannah Muldavin, on MSNBC Ann Cabrera Reports. Hannah spoke about Trump’s latest indictments and the 2024 election. [MSNBC, 8/17/23]
New York Times: Republicans Wanted a Special Counsel Investigation of Hunter Biden. Now Many Oppose It. “‘House Republicans’ opposition to Trump appointee David Weiss’s appointment as special counsel is nothing more than another political stunt,’ said Kyle Herrig, the director of the Congressional Integrity Project, an advocacy group that defends President Biden from congressional investigations. ‘After months of calling for this, their dismay makes clear that they will stop at nothing to weaponize Congress to interfere with an ongoing investigation and harm Joe Biden.’” [New York Times, 8/12/23]
Washington Examiner: Donald Trump indicted: Democratic congressional leaders see ‘repeated pattern of criminal activity’. “In a statement, the Congressional Integrity Project, a Democratic group tasked with pushing back on House Republicans’ investigations into the Biden family, said these investigations are nothing more than an attempt by Republicans to distract America from Trump’s legal woes. ‘Kevin McCarthy, James Comer, Jim Jordan, and MAGA House Republicans will cover up, lie, and undermine the rule of law to protect Donald Trump, as sure as the sun rises in the morning,’ Congressional Integrity Project Executive Director Kyle Herrig said in a statement. ‘MAGA Republicans are disregarding every priority the American people care about — the rule of law, the peaceful transfer of power, affordable health care, the cost of living, and job creation — to do Donald Trump’s bidding.’” [Washington Examiner, 8/14/23]
Forward Kentucky: Watchdog ethics complaint says Comer lied about phoning into Hunter Biden associate interview. “A Democratic watchdog group has filed an ethics complaint against Rep. James Comer (R-Ky) for falsely claiming on Fox News that he phoned into an interview of Hunter Biden’s former business associate last month. The Congressional Integrity Project alleges that Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, ‘violated his ethical obligations’ by telling Fox News he was ‘on the phone’ during Biden associate Devon Archer’s high-profile interview with the committee. The ethics complaint was first obtained by The Messenger.” [Forward Kentucky, 8/15/23]