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Congressional Integrity Project August 26 – August 30, 2024 Summary

Aug 30, 2024

This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to drive the narratives against the baseless, fact-free political stunts by MAGA Republicans, aimed to harm President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Governor Walz ahead of the 2024 election, while convicted felon Trump and his allies are planning Project 2025 and their future threats to democracy.  

This week, the Congressional Integrity Project filed a FOIA request with Arlington National Cemetery for copies of documents related to the Trump campaign staff’s violent incident at Arlington National Cemetery. 

Read the Request here. 

CIP sent out 3 rapid response products, including statements, fact sheets, and roundups.

MAGA House Republicans are attacking Minnesota Governor Tim Walz over connections to China, but it’s clear they are investigating the wrong guy.

New reporting from NPR revealed that members of Donald Trump’s campaign staff got into a verbal and physical altercation on Monday with an Arlington National Cemetery official.

The Congressional Integrity Project filed a FOIA request with Arlington National Cemetery for copies of documents related to the Trump campaign staff’s violent incident at Arlington National Cemetery. 

CIP was mentioned or quoted in the following article.

Wall Street Journal: Dispute Grows Over Trump’s Arlington Cemetery Visit as Vance Says Harris Can ‘Go to Hell’. “Following reports on the incident, the left-leaning watchdog group Congressional Integrity Project called on Rep. James Comer (R., Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, to investigate whether Trump used Arlington National Cemetery for political purposes.” [Wall Street Journal, 8/28/24]