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April 11, 2025 | Watchdog Weekly
Newsletter Corruption CalendarDepartment of JusticeDOGEDoug BurgumElon MuskEthics in GovernmentScott BessentTrump 2.0
Corruption Calendar Week 12: Ethics Be Damned
This week’s stories show that from the Justice Department to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Trump admin is simultaneously eroding, side-stepping, and outright defying the checks and balances that distinguish a government that is accountable to the public from one that exists simply to enrich the elite.
February 13, 2025
Questioning Bessent on the DOGE Treasury Raid
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was asked about the Elon Musk-led DOGE team’s meddling in the Treasury Department’s payments system. His answers raise additional questions.
February 05, 2025
Newsletter Congressional OversightConsumer ProtectionExecutive BranchScott BessentTreasury DepartmentTrump 2.0
Trump Taps Corporate Fox to Guard an Accountability Henhouse
Scott Bessent’s appointment to CFPB acting director will undermine the agency’s mission.
February 03, 2025
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 14, 2025 | Revolving Door Project Newsletter
Newsletter 2024 Election/TransitionCryptocurrencyDepartment of JusticeExecutive BranchRevolving DoorScott Bessent
Tough Questions For Trump Nominees
We’re back for another edition of this newsletter proposing tough questions that need to be asked of Trump’s nominees. This iteration will cover Pam Bondi, the nominee for Attorney General, and Scott Bessent, the nominee to lead the Department of Treasury.