GOVERNMENT INTEGRITY PROJECT
NLPC “blows the whistle” on government officials and interest groups engaged in questionable and illegal activities, often based on original investigation and research. NLPC has filed formal Complaints with a variety of authorities and regulators, including the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Election Commission, Internal Revenue Service, and Congressional Ethics Committees.
NLPC also supports government integrity by utilizing and promoting the use of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Can Special Counsel Jack Smith be Stopped on Constitutional Grounds?
In a Townhall.com op-ed, NLPC Counsel Paul Kamenar writes: Special Counsel Jack Smith’s decision to file criminal charges against Donald Trump in the Southern District of Florida instead of the District of Columbia may prove to be advantageous to Trump’s defense in at...
Spotlight Shifts to Special Counsel Robert Hur Investigating Biden Document Handling
Fred Lucas reports in the Daily Signal: The special counsel investigating the classified documents kept by President Joe Biden could face pressure to act after last week’s indictment of former President Donald Trump, according to a government watchdog group. ...
Big Questions About Tanya Bradsher Nomination for Veterans Affairs
In early 2022, Charmain Bogue, a top official of the Department of Veterans Affairs, resigned rather than answer questions from the VA’s Inspector General about conflicts of interest that were uncovered and publicized by NLPC in 2020. The conflicts were related to the...
China and the Penn Biden Center
The Capital Research Center has published a four-part article by Fred Lucas titled, “China and the Penn Biden Center.” From the installment titled “China Money:” The National Legal and Policy Center, a watchdog group, filed a complaint in 2020 with the Justice...
Trump Indictment Evidences ‘Dual System of Justice’
The indictment of former President Donald Trump on charges of mishandling classified documents is an overreach by the government, according to Paul Kamenar, counsel for the National Legal and Policy Center. “I think the government has overreached in this area and I...
IRS Complaint Filed Against ‘Fix the Court;’ Group Targeted Clarence Thomas
NLPC has filed a Complaint with the IRS against Fix the Court, a nonprofit that has attacked Justice Clarence Thomas for alleged financial disclosure violations, for paying its Executive Director Gabe Roth an excessive compensation in violation of IRS rules. Fix the...
Do Lobbying & Ethics Rules Apply to Arabella Advisors?
Matthew Foldi writes in a Washington Examiner opinion article: Recent revelations show that the head of Arabella Advisors, the leftist dark money group pulling the strings of the Democratic Party, is directly communicating with the secretary of the Department...
Insiders Milk Black Lives Matter as Bankroll Dwindles
In the wake of the 2020 riots, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation received tens of millions from corporate America. Today, the group is still living off those funds, has trouble raising new money, and continues to operate to the personal benefit a small...
Senator Robert Menendez Again Probed by Feds
New reports indicate that Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) is facing another corruption investigation conducted by the feds. According to the New York Times: The nature and extent of the investigation into Mr. Menendez is unclear, but it is related at least in part to...
Where is Microsoft’s Investigation of Advertising Blacklist?
Gabe Kaminsky in the Washington Examiner reports: Microsoft is stonewalling on providing key details about its touted "review" into the State Department-funded Global Disinformation Index after suspending its relationship with the self-styled British "disinformation"...
Ukraine War Threatens Biden Donor’s Auto Empire
Paul Sperry of RealClearInvestigations has an eye-opening report about the close relationship between President Biden and his family, and Ukrainian-American businessman John Hynansky. Both parties have benefitted. Biden has received substantial campaign contributions,...
Pro-Censorship Group Won’t Disclose Officers, Directors
Gabe Kaminsky of the Washington Examiner reports: Two U.S. nonprofit groups tied to the Global Disinformation Index, a British entity blacklisting conservative media outlets, are refusing to disclose key details about their operations, citing an obscure federal...
Why Alvin Bragg’s Indictment of Trump is Defective
According to NLPC Counsel Paul Kamenar: The ostensible “crime” is that the payments to two women in 2016 arranged by Trump attorney Michael Cohen, both of whom signed a Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA), which is totally legal, were allegedly misreported as legal fees,...
AOC’s Advocacy for TikTok is ‘Conflict of Interest’
From the Washington Examiner by Gabe Kaminsky: EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has been slammed for her recent defense of TikTok, with watchdogs accusing her of a "conflict of interest." Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday released her first video on...
NLPC Counsel Says Alvin Bragg Pursuing ‘Witch Hunt;’ Allegations vs. Trump Are ‘Nothing Burger’
On One America News, NLPC Counsel Paul Kamenar says Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg’s potential indictment and arrest of former President Trump would be a clear case of using a two bit misdemeanor charge to fuel a “witch hunt” and “vindictive prosecution."...
Office of Congressional Ethics Says AOC May Have Broken House Rules and Federal Law
On March 2, the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) released its report regarding a referral it had made to the House Ethics Committee on June 23, 2022. According to OCE: Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may have accepted impermissible gifts associated with...
Ethics Enforcers Protect ‘Squad’ Members, Perpetuate Double Standard
Gabe Kaminsky writes in the Washington Examiner: Democratic members of the "Squad" in Congress continue to raise ethics concerns and red flags among watchdog groups, who have often urged government bodies to investigate their alleged misconduct. The latest...
Rep. Cori Bush Hates the Police but Marries Her Private Security Guard
Andrew Kerr reports in the Washington Free Beacon: Squad member Rep. Cori Bush (D., Mo.) wants to defund the police, but that didn’t stop her from secretly marrying her private security guard in February. According to a statement issued by Bush’s office, Bush,...
VIDEO: National Archives Secretly Coordinated With Biden’s Lawyers
National Legal and Policy Center Counsel Paul Kamenar tells One America News that newly released emails seem to reveal coordination between National Archives attorneys and President...
Fetterman Donor List Repeatedly Sold at ‘Wildly Divergent Prices’
Isabel Vincent of the New York Post reports: With just days left before the vote in one of last year’s most hotly contested midterm election races, John Fetterman’s senate campaign raked in nearly $2.5 million from multiple sales of its donor lists, at wildly...
House Committee Must Investigate $500K SBA ‘Loans’ to Hunter Biden’s Art Dealer
Hunter Biden_SBA Complaint 10-8-21On Wednesday, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, wrote Hunter Biden’s art dealer, Georges Berges, seeking information about the art sales: “Despite being a novice artist, Hunter...