Opinion by , andLink Copied!Ad FeedbackEditor’s Note: Norman Eisen served as President Obama’s ethics czar and ambassador to the Czech Republic and was special impeachment counsel to the House Judiciary Committee for the first impeachment and trial of President Trump. Richard W. Painter was the chief ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush from February 2005 to July 2007 and is currently the S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Minnesota Law School. Jeffrey Mandell is the founder, president, and lead counsel of , a nonprofit, nonpartisan law firm devoted to...…Opinion by , andLink Copied!Ad FeedbackEditor’s Note: Norman Eisen served as President Obama’s ethics czar and ambassador to the Czech Republic and was special impeachment counsel to the House Judiciary Committee for the first impeachment and trial of President Trump. Richard W. Painter was the chief ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush from February 2005 to July 2007 and is currently the S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Minnesota Law School. Jeffrey Mandell is the founder, president, and lead counsel of , a nonprofit, nonpartisan law firm devoted to...WW…

For media inquiries, contact:Download“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” So goes the old adage. Its corollary, however, is equally important, particularly to U.S. governance and its constant reinventions over the past almost 250 years: If it is broken, do fix it. That principle has guided the American experiment from the earliest days of the Republic through the Civil War and its aftermath, cycles of depression and recovery, grievous domestic and foreign policy blunders and atrocities, and alternating progress and triumphs.When it comes to federal government ethics and the rule of law,...…For media inquiries, contact:Download“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” So goes the old adage. Its corollary, however, is equally important, particularly to U.S. governance and its constant reinventions over the past almost 250 years: If it is broken, do fix it. That principle has guided the American experiment from the earliest days of the Republic through the Civil War and its aftermath, cycles of depression and recovery, grievous domestic and foreign policy blunders and atrocities, and alternating progress and triumphs.When it comes to federal government ethics and the rule of law,...WW…

Opinion by , andLink Copied!Ad FeedbackEditor’s Note: Christine Todd Whitman is a former governor of New Jersey and administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Norman Eisen, a former ambassador to the Czech Republic and special counsel to former President Barack Obama on ethics, was special impeachment counsel to House Judiciary Committee Democrats in 2019-2020. Joanna Lydgate is the former chief deputy attorney general for the state of Massachusetts. Todd Whitman is an advisory board member of the (), Eisen its outside counsel and Lydgate its national director. The opinions...…Opinion by , andLink Copied!Ad FeedbackEditor’s Note: Christine Todd Whitman is a former governor of New Jersey and administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Norman Eisen, a former ambassador to the Czech Republic and special counsel to former President Barack Obama on ethics, was special impeachment counsel to House Judiciary Committee Democrats in 2019-2020. Joanna Lydgate is the former chief deputy attorney general for the state of Massachusetts. Todd Whitman is an advisory board member of the (), Eisen its outside counsel and Lydgate its national director. The opinions...WW…

Congress needs to take the baton now to prevent presidential corruption. Here’s how.AP Photo/Evan Vucci, FileThree and a half years ago, we took President Donald Trump to court over unconstitutional payments he received from foreign and domestic governments through his hotel in downtown D.C. while serving as president. Recently, the Supreme Court declared that our lawsuit and Trump’s appeal of it were moot given that President Joe Biden had taken office. Trump’s departure from the White House may have effectively terminated the case against him, but we still secured a significant victory:...…Congress needs to take the baton now to prevent presidential corruption. Here’s how.AP Photo/Evan Vucci, FileThree and a half years ago, we took President Donald Trump to court over unconstitutional payments he received from foreign and domestic governments through his hotel in downtown D.C. while serving as president. Recently, the Supreme Court declared that our lawsuit and Trump’s appeal of it were moot given that President Joe Biden had taken office. Trump’s departure from the White House may have effectively terminated the case against him, but we still secured a significant victory:...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIn the aftermath of the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the country is grappling with how to hold accountable those who promoted the Big Lie that helped trigger the violence: that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. When President Donald Trump and his enablers began bringing that Big Lie to court, some experts warned that these lawyers may never face disciplinary proceedings. But Monday’s disbarment complaint against Sidney Powell and three additional attorneys for alleged misconduct in...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIn the aftermath of the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the country is grappling with how to hold accountable those who promoted the Big Lie that helped trigger the violence: that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. When President Donald Trump and his enablers began bringing that Big Lie to court, some experts warned that these lawyers may never face disciplinary proceedings. But Monday’s disbarment complaint against Sidney Powell and three additional attorneys for alleged misconduct in...WW…