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February 19, 2025
The Revolving Door Project Condemns Trump’s Illegal Takeover Of Independent Agencies
In response to President Trump’s lawless actions, Executive Director of The Revolving Door Project, Jeff Hauser and Senior Researcher Toni Aguilar Rosenthal released the following statement:
February 14, 2025
The Revolving Door Project Publishes List Tracking Reports Elon Musk and His Companies Flout the Law and Regulations
The billionaire’s disregard of federal laws and constitutional powers did not arise out of nowhere when he began his work at “DOGE.” It is just the logical outgrowth of a career spent flouting rules and regulations without consequence.
February 12, 2025
Trump Disavowed Project 2025, So Stop Saying There is a Mandate for DOGE
DOGE is merely memeified Project 2025. And President Trump was repeatedly explicit on the campaign trail – he was not running on Project 2025. So why does Musk claim a mandate?
February 03, 2025
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RELEASE: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s Support for Elon Musk Warrants Impeachment
Bessent’s decision to hand the unelected Musk and his covert, unaccountable DOGE wrecking crew the keys to the federal money spigot is a blatant attack on democracy that will harm working people.
January 23, 2025 | Revolving Door Project Newsletter
Four Pillars to Hold Up the Roof of Resistance
This week has been…well, whatever negative thing you want to say about American politics, we probably agree with you. Or think you’re being a bit too hopeful. That said, the coming months must eventually end up as a nadir in the trajectory of modern history. Even if #resistance is seemingly out of fashion (and wrongly so: not all elements of the recent past should be deemed cringe, and #resistance was a net positive, even if it led to outsized audiences for alternatively gauche and grifting behavior), resistance is not only necessary—it can and must succeed.
January 15, 2025
The Revolving Door Project Denounces Former Senator Stabenow’s Cash Grab.
Stabenow Has Joined A K St. Firm Where She Will Undoubtedly Be Well Rewarded By The Cryptocurrency Industry For Her Faithful Service To Their Cause While In Government.
January 13, 2025
The Revolving Door Project Condemns Democrats’ Cowardice In The Face Of Trump’s Nominees
Rather than fight for the best interests of the American public, Senate Democrats have been eager to accede to the policies, culture wars and nominees of Donald Trump. This capitulation will not help the party or its base, it will simply embolden the felon soon to be in the White House
January 06, 2025
RELEASE: By Stepping Down Early, Michael Barr Preemptively Acquiesces to Trump’s Deregulatory Agenda
“Barr’s decision exemplifies anticipatory acquiescence—something that other public officials must avoid if they do not wish to expedite Trump’s looting of America.”
December 06, 2024
RELEASE: Justice Gorsuch’s Recusal Shows Other Justices Have Missed Recusals
On Wednesday, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recused himself from Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado. While he did not disclose a reason for recusal, the decision followed revelations from Accountable.US that Gorsuch’s billionaire benefactor, Philip Anschutz, stood to benefit from the case. Importantly, one of Anschutz’s companies filed an amicus brief outlining its interests in the case.
December 02, 2024
INTERVIEW: RDP's Jeff Hauser Joins The Lever to Dissect Trump's Cabinet
RDP Founder and Executive Director Jeff Hauser joined The Lever to discuss the conflicts of interest plaguing President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks.
November 25, 2024
Inflation Did Not Make A Democratic Loss Inevitable
Contrary to popular belief, inflation did not lead to the downfall of incumbents worldwide.
November 12, 2024
Watchdog Group Will Closely Monitor The Harmful Material Impacts Of The Trump Administration’s Likely Mismanagement Of The Federal Executive Branch
The initial series served as a reminder of the first Trump administration’s utter indifference to the public interest. This time around, the Revolving Door Project will be on hand to provide real time, clear-eyed analyses of the President-elect’s approach towards governance, staffing, ethics and critically, the material impact of his pro-corporate attitudes.
November 12, 2024
Immediate Action Must Be Taken On Independent Agency Nominations
Democrats have resoundingly lost the White House, the Senate, and may soon lose the House. The Party has 68 days to ensure the presence of public advocates on numerous important governing bodies before the incoming Trump administration fully delivers on its promised systematic attack on governance, accountability and regulation.
November 07, 2024
Two Plutocrats Shifted Harris’ Earned Media Message. It Didn’t End Well.
In October, billionaire Mark Cuban bragged about his role in exiling a Harris surrogate and former Elizabeth Warren staffer for the sin of supporting a wealth tax during a television appearance….
October 30, 2024
RELEASE: We Can (And Should) Reasonably Question The Impartiality Of Clarence Thomas And Samuel Alito In Election-Related Cases
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court allowed a purge of Virginia voters identified as non-citizens to go through, even though many who will be removed from the voter rolls are known to be citizens. This sort of purge is explicitly barred by the National Voter Registration Act, but the Court’s right-wing justices nonetheless allowed it to continue—raising questions about their motives.