Noah Bookbinder
executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics
Noah Bookbinder is the executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. He is a former federal corruption prosecutor.
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MS NOW Opinion
The brazenness of Trump’s profiteering is a billion-dollar scandal hiding in plain sight
After leaving office in 2001, Bill Clinton signed a “record book deal” for $10 million. The amount of money Trump has made has no historical equivalent.
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Trump’s meme coin dinner takes crypto self-dealing to a whole new level
This is over the top — even for Trump.
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We sued Trump in Colorado. The Supreme Court’s ruling did not exonerate him.
The justices did not address a vital issue — and this silence is incredibly important.
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We sued to keep Trump off the Colorado ballot. Here’s what our critics get wrong.
As the public record proves without a doubt, this was a carefully considered and thoroughly supported constitutional decision.
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These concerned Colorado citizens want to stop Trump using the 14th Amendment
This new lawsuit is not an academic exercise. It can succeed.
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Jack Smith didn’t charge Trump with campaign fraud. Maybe he didn’t have to.
The fact that Smith reportedly spent so much time investigating and issuing subpoenas should still help deter future scammers.
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Clarence Thomas didn’t learn anything from Watergate, apparently
Time and again the cover-up is what ultimately causes the downfall.