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BREAKING: We filed a third letter to DOJ’s OIG after the department omitted communications from top officials in its release of more than 2 million Epstein-related pages.
Claiming “full compliance” while hiding leadership records and narrowing the search is wrong—plain and simple.
Claiming “full compliance” while hiding leadership records and narrowing the search is wrong—plain and simple.
Missing records from Bondi and Patel draw scrutiny in Epstein release
The complaint calls it "deeply troubling" that no communications from Bondi or Patel appear in the ream of documents.
www.axios.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
BREAKING: We filed a third letter to DOJ’s OIG after the department omitted communications from top officials in its release of more than 2 million Epstein-related pages.
Claiming “full compliance” while hiding leadership records and narrowing the search is wrong—plain and simple.
Claiming “full compliance” while hiding leadership records and narrowing the search is wrong—plain and simple.
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BREAKING: We’re suing to stop Trump’s corrupt & illegal “Gold Card” scheme
@democracydefendersfund.org joins @aaup.org & workers to block a pay-to-play visa that flouts the law
This is about the rule of law—the president can't auction U.S. visas to the highest bidder
@nytimes.com 👇 -TN
@democracydefendersfund.org joins @aaup.org & workers to block a pay-to-play visa that flouts the law
This is about the rule of law—the president can't auction U.S. visas to the highest bidder
@nytimes.com 👇 -TN
Lawsuit Argues Trump Gold Card Visa Program Prioritizes Wealth Over Ability
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
BREAKING: We’re suing to stop Trump’s corrupt & illegal “Gold Card” scheme
@democracydefendersfund.org joins @aaup.org & workers to block a pay-to-play visa that flouts the law
This is about the rule of law—the president can't auction U.S. visas to the highest bidder
@nytimes.com 👇 -TN
@democracydefendersfund.org joins @aaup.org & workers to block a pay-to-play visa that flouts the law
This is about the rule of law—the president can't auction U.S. visas to the highest bidder
@nytimes.com 👇 -TN
When the executive defies court orders, the legal community raises the alarm & the cost.
Lawyers push for sanctions and contempt, courts apply pressure, and civil society amplifies accountability—forcing compliance.
Read more about their successes here:
Lawyers push for sanctions and contempt, courts apply pressure, and civil society amplifies accountability—forcing compliance.
Read more about their successes here:
Executive Defiance of Judicial Orders and the Response of the Legal Community and Civil Society
Throughout our nation’s history, the courts have played a critical role as a check on executive power, especially in times of crisis. Over the last year, the courts have been essential to slowing the ...
www.democracydefendersfund.org
February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
When the executive defies court orders, the legal community raises the alarm & the cost.
Lawyers push for sanctions and contempt, courts apply pressure, and civil society amplifies accountability—forcing compliance.
Read more about their successes here:
Lawyers push for sanctions and contempt, courts apply pressure, and civil society amplifies accountability—forcing compliance.
Read more about their successes here:
Defending democracy means defending the Constitution.
Courts, litigants, and civil society have blocked attacks on core rights—from the First Amendment to birthright citizenship. Vigilance remains essential.
Our analysis:
Courts, litigants, and civil society have blocked attacks on core rights—from the First Amendment to birthright citizenship. Vigilance remains essential.
Our analysis:
Defending Democracy Means Defending Fundamental Constitutional Rights
President Trump and his administration pose the most significant threat to America’s constitutional government and the rule of law in generations. Since day one of his second administration, Trump and...
www.democracydefendersfund.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Defending democracy means defending the Constitution.
Courts, litigants, and civil society have blocked attacks on core rights—from the First Amendment to birthright citizenship. Vigilance remains essential.
Our analysis:
Courts, litigants, and civil society have blocked attacks on core rights—from the First Amendment to birthright citizenship. Vigilance remains essential.
Our analysis:
Days before Trump’s inauguration, a UAE-backed investor secretly took a major stake in a Trump-linked crypto company. Months later, the administration granted the UAE access to tightly guarded AI chip technology.
The deal, revealed this weekend, raises serious conflict of interest concerns.
The deal, revealed this weekend, raises serious conflict of interest concerns.
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Days before Trump’s inauguration, a UAE-backed investor secretly took a major stake in a Trump-linked crypto company. Months later, the administration granted the UAE access to tightly guarded AI chip technology.
The deal, revealed this weekend, raises serious conflict of interest concerns.
The deal, revealed this weekend, raises serious conflict of interest concerns.
There's a long list of ethics and legal standards to consider when officials appear to be using their public office for private gain.
We outline several in our 2025 complaint when Trump tried to shakedown the DOJ for $230M in taxpayer funds.
Now he's suing the IRS for $10B.
We outline several in our 2025 complaint when Trump tried to shakedown the DOJ for $230M in taxpayer funds.
Now he's suing the IRS for $10B.
February 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
There's a long list of ethics and legal standards to consider when officials appear to be using their public office for private gain.
We outline several in our 2025 complaint when Trump tried to shakedown the DOJ for $230M in taxpayer funds.
Now he's suing the IRS for $10B.
We outline several in our 2025 complaint when Trump tried to shakedown the DOJ for $230M in taxpayer funds.
Now he's suing the IRS for $10B.
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BREAKING: Federal court STRIKES DOWN part of Trump’s voter reg. EO
He can’t rewrite election law
Ruling halts ID requirements for voter registration & military & overseas ballots
@democracydefendersfund.org is proud to work W/ @campaignlegal.org on behalf of LULAC to protect voters -TN
He can’t rewrite election law
Ruling halts ID requirements for voter registration & military & overseas ballots
@democracydefendersfund.org is proud to work W/ @campaignlegal.org on behalf of LULAC to protect voters -TN
January 30, 2026 at 11:53 PM
BREAKING: Federal court STRIKES DOWN part of Trump’s voter reg. EO
He can’t rewrite election law
Ruling halts ID requirements for voter registration & military & overseas ballots
@democracydefendersfund.org is proud to work W/ @campaignlegal.org on behalf of LULAC to protect voters -TN
He can’t rewrite election law
Ruling halts ID requirements for voter registration & military & overseas ballots
@democracydefendersfund.org is proud to work W/ @campaignlegal.org on behalf of LULAC to protect voters -TN
DOJ is trying to pass partial disclosure & illegal redactions off as “full compliance” with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Our Executive Chair, @normeisen.bsky.social, explains why that claim doesn’t hold up:
Our Executive Chair, @normeisen.bsky.social, explains why that claim doesn’t hold up:
January 30, 2026 at 10:11 PM
DOJ is trying to pass partial disclosure & illegal redactions off as “full compliance” with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Our Executive Chair, @normeisen.bsky.social, explains why that claim doesn’t hold up:
Our Executive Chair, @normeisen.bsky.social, explains why that claim doesn’t hold up:
DOJ released more Epstein records today.
That doesn't change the facts:
- more than a month late
- extensively over-redacted
- key files still unlawfully withheld
Withholding these records violates the law. Partial disclosure is not compliance.
That doesn't change the facts:
- more than a month late
- extensively over-redacted
- key files still unlawfully withheld
Withholding these records violates the law. Partial disclosure is not compliance.
Breaking News: The Justice Department released 3 million more pages from its Jeffrey Epstein files, and thousands of videos and images. Follow live updates.
Justice Department Releases More Epstein Files: Live Updates
The trove of documents related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein is the largest release to date by the Justice Department, and includes thousands of videos and photographs.
nyti.ms
January 30, 2026 at 6:57 PM
DOJ released more Epstein records today.
That doesn't change the facts:
- more than a month late
- extensively over-redacted
- key files still unlawfully withheld
Withholding these records violates the law. Partial disclosure is not compliance.
That doesn't change the facts:
- more than a month late
- extensively over-redacted
- key files still unlawfully withheld
Withholding these records violates the law. Partial disclosure is not compliance.
The Trump admin is relentless in its quest to undermine our right to vote.
Pam Bondi's attempt to seize voter rolls in Minnesota is just an example. Her demands are coercive and unlawful—and should not fly under the radar.
22 state AGs agree:
Pam Bondi's attempt to seize voter rolls in Minnesota is just an example. Her demands are coercive and unlawful—and should not fly under the radar.
22 state AGs agree:
Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) latest
ag.ny.gov
January 29, 2026 at 8:32 PM
The Trump admin is relentless in its quest to undermine our right to vote.
Pam Bondi's attempt to seize voter rolls in Minnesota is just an example. Her demands are coercive and unlawful—and should not fly under the radar.
22 state AGs agree:
Pam Bondi's attempt to seize voter rolls in Minnesota is just an example. Her demands are coercive and unlawful—and should not fly under the radar.
22 state AGs agree:
ICYMI: Trump’s family crypto business filed for a federal bank charter.
It’s yet another alarming way he’s entangling his business ventures in our financial system, which HE’s been trusted to regulate.
DDF’s team explains:
It’s yet another alarming way he’s entangling his business ventures in our financial system, which HE’s been trusted to regulate.
DDF’s team explains:
A Five-Alarm Threat to U.S. Financial Stability
A president and a stablecoin could destabilize the U.S. economy.
contrarian.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:09 PM
ICYMI: Trump’s family crypto business filed for a federal bank charter.
It’s yet another alarming way he’s entangling his business ventures in our financial system, which HE’s been trusted to regulate.
DDF’s team explains:
It’s yet another alarming way he’s entangling his business ventures in our financial system, which HE’s been trusted to regulate.
DDF’s team explains:
BREAKING: We joined unions, nonprofits & local governments challenging DHS's unlawful cuts to FEMA staff.
The cuts not only leave our communities high and dry when disasters strike—they violate congressional protections that allow FEMA to do its job.
The cuts not only leave our communities high and dry when disasters strike—they violate congressional protections that allow FEMA to do its job.
Press Release | January 28, 2026
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and a broad coalition of la...
www.democracydefendersfund.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:47 PM
BREAKING: We joined unions, nonprofits & local governments challenging DHS's unlawful cuts to FEMA staff.
The cuts not only leave our communities high and dry when disasters strike—they violate congressional protections that allow FEMA to do its job.
The cuts not only leave our communities high and dry when disasters strike—they violate congressional protections that allow FEMA to do its job.
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Stephen Miller & Sec. Noem have cost innocent people their lives and trampled the rights of thousands more w/ warrantless home invasions and racial profiling.
Both must resign.
DHS exists to make us more secure. But right now it's doing the opposite. www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.27.26...
Both must resign.
DHS exists to make us more secure. But right now it's doing the opposite. www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.27.26...
Statement | January 27, 2026
Democracy Defenders Fund issues the following statement in response to recent actions by the Department of Homeland Security and its immigration enforcement agencies.
www.democracydefendersfund.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Stephen Miller & Sec. Noem have cost innocent people their lives and trampled the rights of thousands more w/ warrantless home invasions and racial profiling.
Both must resign.
DHS exists to make us more secure. But right now it's doing the opposite. www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.27.26...
Both must resign.
DHS exists to make us more secure. But right now it's doing the opposite. www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.27.26...
Kristi Noem & Stephen Miller must resign. No resignation can bring back lives lost or undo damage caused due to their failures, but they must be held accountable.
They are making a mockery of their offices & the Constitution they swore to uphold.
www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.27.26...
They are making a mockery of their offices & the Constitution they swore to uphold.
www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.27.26...
January 27, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Kristi Noem & Stephen Miller must resign. No resignation can bring back lives lost or undo damage caused due to their failures, but they must be held accountable.
They are making a mockery of their offices & the Constitution they swore to uphold.
www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.27.26...
They are making a mockery of their offices & the Constitution they swore to uphold.
www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.27.26...
Trump’s crypto ventures have ballooned by approximately $1 billion since the November 2024 election.
One year ago, President Trump took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he used the presidency to enrich himself, the @nytimes.com editorial board writes.
This is how Trump has pocketed at least $1.4 billion
This is how Trump has pocketed at least $1.4 billion
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Trump’s crypto ventures have ballooned by approximately $1 billion since the November 2024 election.
House Republicans held a public hearing with Jack Smith but avoided engaging with the evidence he presented about efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Andrew Warren explains the consequences of that approach for congressional oversight:
Andrew Warren explains the consequences of that approach for congressional oversight:
Opinion | Jack Smith’s testimony raises a jarring question about the country
Andrew Warren:
www.ms.now
January 23, 2026 at 2:46 PM
House Republicans held a public hearing with Jack Smith but avoided engaging with the evidence he presented about efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Andrew Warren explains the consequences of that approach for congressional oversight:
Andrew Warren explains the consequences of that approach for congressional oversight:
NEW: The fight for democracy isn’t over—but it isn’t lost.
Our latest report assesses real harms, real resistance, and the roadmap ahead to defend democracy.
Explore the collection HERE:
Our latest report assesses real harms, real resistance, and the roadmap ahead to defend democracy.
Explore the collection HERE:
Autocracy vs. Democracy in America: A First Year Report
This report evaluates the first year of the Trump administration’s authoritarian surge and the overall resilience of our democracy. The administration has inflicted profound damage, but our battered d...
www.democracydefendersfund.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:27 PM
NEW: The fight for democracy isn’t over—but it isn’t lost.
Our latest report assesses real harms, real resistance, and the roadmap ahead to defend democracy.
Explore the collection HERE:
Our latest report assesses real harms, real resistance, and the roadmap ahead to defend democracy.
Explore the collection HERE:
NEW: Our latest report assesses the first year of escalating authoritarianism—the damage done, the safeguards that held, and what it will take to defend the rule of law going forward.
Read the full series:
Read the full series:
Autocracy vs. Democracy in America: A First Year Report
This report evaluates the first year of the Trump administration’s authoritarian surge and the overall resilience of our democracy. The administration has inflicted profound damage, but our battered d...
www.democracydefendersfund.org
January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
NEW: Our latest report assesses the first year of escalating authoritarianism—the damage done, the safeguards that held, and what it will take to defend the rule of law going forward.
Read the full series:
Read the full series:
Dr. King didn’t just speak about justice for all. He helped propel a movement that rightly demanded it.
January 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Dr. King didn’t just speak about justice for all. He helped propel a movement that rightly demanded it.
Dr. King believed democracy depends on equal access to the ballot. Black Americans' right to vote was central to his fight for freedom and equality. He helped secure the Voting Rights Act & confront systems designed to silence communities. Those protections were never meant to be temporary.
January 19, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Dr. King believed democracy depends on equal access to the ballot. Black Americans' right to vote was central to his fight for freedom and equality. He helped secure the Voting Rights Act & confront systems designed to silence communities. Those protections were never meant to be temporary.
NEW REPORT!
Never before has a U.S. president personally profited from a financial instrument tied directly to the U.S. Treasury market—until now. We expose how Trump’s stablecoin stake threatens economic stability and demands urgent crypto regulation.
Read the report 👇
Never before has a U.S. president personally profited from a financial instrument tied directly to the U.S. Treasury market—until now. We expose how Trump’s stablecoin stake threatens economic stability and demands urgent crypto regulation.
Read the report 👇
Trump's Crypto Connections | Democracy Defenders Fund
A new report warns that President Trump’s personal involvement in a Treasury-backed stablecoin creates unprecedented risk to the U.S. financial system, directly entangling a sitting president’s person...
democracydefendersfund.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:15 PM
NEW REPORT!
Never before has a U.S. president personally profited from a financial instrument tied directly to the U.S. Treasury market—until now. We expose how Trump’s stablecoin stake threatens economic stability and demands urgent crypto regulation.
Read the report 👇
Never before has a U.S. president personally profited from a financial instrument tied directly to the U.S. Treasury market—until now. We expose how Trump’s stablecoin stake threatens economic stability and demands urgent crypto regulation.
Read the report 👇
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ANOTHER MAJOR WIN: Trump’s effort to invalidate the collective bargaining agreement between AFGE union & @tsa.gov is rebuffed—again!
An amazing win for AFGE and its legal team, the great lawyers at Bredhoff & Kaiser, and our @democracydefendersfund.org crew
Defending labor IS defending democracy!
An amazing win for AFGE and its legal team, the great lawyers at Bredhoff & Kaiser, and our @democracydefendersfund.org crew
Defending labor IS defending democracy!
January 15, 2026 at 9:56 PM
ANOTHER MAJOR WIN: Trump’s effort to invalidate the collective bargaining agreement between AFGE union & @tsa.gov is rebuffed—again!
An amazing win for AFGE and its legal team, the great lawyers at Bredhoff & Kaiser, and our @democracydefendersfund.org crew
Defending labor IS defending democracy!
An amazing win for AFGE and its legal team, the great lawyers at Bredhoff & Kaiser, and our @democracydefendersfund.org crew
Defending labor IS defending democracy!
BREAKING: DDF calls for an investigation into former CFTC Chair Caroline Pham for potentially shaping crypto policy while negotiating a job with a crypto firm.
The public deserves to know whether federal policy served a future employer.
READ HERE:
The public deserves to know whether federal policy served a future employer.
READ HERE:
Press Release | January 14, 2026
Democracy Defenders Fund (DDF) today called for an investigation into Caroline Pham, the former Acting Chairman of the Commodities Future Trading Commission (CFTC), over potential criminal ethics viol...
www.democracydefendersfund.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:23 PM
BREAKING: DDF calls for an investigation into former CFTC Chair Caroline Pham for potentially shaping crypto policy while negotiating a job with a crypto firm.
The public deserves to know whether federal policy served a future employer.
READ HERE:
The public deserves to know whether federal policy served a future employer.
READ HERE:
BREAKING : DDF & @aclupa.org are intervening to block an EEOC demand that UPenn disclose Jewish students’ and faculty members’ identities, a move that violates the First Amendment.
READ HERE:
READ HERE:
Press Release | January 13, 2026
Today, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, Democracy Defenders Fund, and Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin and Schiller filed a motion to intervene in EEOC v. The University of Pennsylvania on behalf of five organ...
www.democracydefendersfund.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:25 PM
BREAKING : DDF & @aclupa.org are intervening to block an EEOC demand that UPenn disclose Jewish students’ and faculty members’ identities, a move that violates the First Amendment.
READ HERE:
READ HERE:
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NEW: Trump is putting his profits above your financial security
@democracydefendersfund.org exposes how crypto deals by a sitting president threaten the Treasury & the rules keeping your money safe
Our economy, your savings & your retirement are at risk👇 www.democracydefendersfund.org/crypto
@democracydefendersfund.org exposes how crypto deals by a sitting president threaten the Treasury & the rules keeping your money safe
Our economy, your savings & your retirement are at risk👇 www.democracydefendersfund.org/crypto
Trump's Crypto Connections | Democracy Defenders Fund
A new report warns that President Trump’s personal involvement in a Treasury-backed stablecoin creates unprecedented risk to the U.S. financial system, directly entangling a sitting president’s person...
www.democracydefendersfund.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
NEW: Trump is putting his profits above your financial security
@democracydefendersfund.org exposes how crypto deals by a sitting president threaten the Treasury & the rules keeping your money safe
Our economy, your savings & your retirement are at risk👇 www.democracydefendersfund.org/crypto
@democracydefendersfund.org exposes how crypto deals by a sitting president threaten the Treasury & the rules keeping your money safe
Our economy, your savings & your retirement are at risk👇 www.democracydefendersfund.org/crypto