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In a new report out today our @toni-v-aguilar.bsky.social and @publiccitizen.bsky.social's @alanzibel.bsky.social
uncovered 100+ people with ties to polluting industries who are occupying high level offices throughout the Trump administration.
Merrick Garland failed to de-Trumpify the DOJ under Biden.

His inability to act with courage and decisiveness paved the way for its current weaponization under Trump.

Read more in Watchdog Weekly.
Introducing “Watchdog Weekly”
Shedding light on Corporate America’s political power plays
revolvingdoorproject.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
DOJ official Chad Mizelle managed to serve in the Trump administration without disclosing his financial entanglements.

Now, only after his departure, have his conflicts of interest been made public.
Top Trump Official Failed To Disclose Conflicts of Interest for Entire Justice Department Tenure | Revolving Door Project
Chad Mizelle managed to serve in Trump’s administration without disclosing his financial entanglements publicly – and now, only after his departure, can we highlight his conflicts of interest.
therevolvingdoorproject.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Meet the Big Money backers of the so-called "Abundance" movement.
Who is Behind the Growing Abundance Movement? | Revolving Door Project
Who is behind the fast-growing abundance movement? Who are the billionaires and media figures helping it gain popularity?
therevolvingdoorproject.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Trump’s school voucher credits are effectively subsidizing whites-only schools.
The Trump Administration Is Quietly Preparing to Bring Back School Segregation - The American Prospect
It starts with vouchers and the destruction of the Office for Civil Rights.
prospect.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
We don’t need to be getting our policy insights from a pedophile-adjacent, ethically conflicted nepo baby like Larry Summers.
Don’t Let Larry Summers Back Into Polite Society
While Larry Summers’s “association” with Jeffrey Epstein was already known, this newest batch of emails reveals their relationship ran deep.
theintercept.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Some companies are hoping their ties to Larry Summers fly under the radar by quietly deleting any mention of him from their websites.

This just paves the way for his inevitable attempt at a comeback.
Companies Are Trying to Hide Their Ties to Larry Summers - The American Prospect
Some fintech and energy startups haven’t announced that Summers is leaving; they just took him off their websites.
prospect.org
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"On a planet of eight billion people, Larry Summers is not a unique source of reliable insight." -@jeffhauser.bsky.social
Lawrence Summers Came Back From Scandals. Will Epstein Emails Prevent That?
The former Harvard president has come back from controversy before, but revelations in new Epstein emails are threatening his omnipresence in public life.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Donald Trump and Linda McMahon are making Jim Crow great again by pushing “school choice” and gutting the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.
The Trump Administration Is Quietly Preparing to Bring Back School Segregation - The American Prospect
It starts with vouchers and the destruction of the Office for Civil Rights.
prospect.org
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Our newsletter has a new name: Watchdog Weekly!

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Introducing “Watchdog Weekly”
Shedding light on Corporate America’s political power plays
revolvingdoorproject.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Trump Administration is unfortunately making good on its promise to take apart the Department of Education. Yesterday the Washington Post reported that the administration will be moving multiple parts of the agency to other federal departments. /1
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Trump administration announces dismantling of parts of Education Dept.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March seeking to close the department, but only Congress has the power to do that.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Reposted by Revolving Door Project
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We've been writing our newsletter through 3 administrations, 2 general elections, and an ongoing crisis of elite accountability.

Now we're giving it a new name: Watchdog Weekly.

Subscribe for weekly, paywall-free missives shedding light on the overt and covert ways that money influences politics.
Introducing “Watchdog Weekly”
Shedding light on Corporate America’s political power plays
revolvingdoorproject.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
While most companies and institutions that have cut ties with Larry Summers have been clear about why, others have attempted to quietly scrub him from their websites. This just makes his inevitable attempt to return to respectability all the easier. New in @prospect.org
Companies Are Trying to Hide Their Ties to Larry Summers - The American Prospect
Some fintech and energy startups haven’t announced that Summers is leaving; they just took him off their websites.
prospect.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We've been writing our newsletter through 3 administrations, 2 general elections, and an ongoing crisis of elite accountability.

Now we're giving it a new name: Watchdog Weekly.

Subscribe for weekly, paywall-free missives shedding light on the overt and covert ways that money influences politics.
Introducing “Watchdog Weekly”
Shedding light on Corporate America’s political power plays
revolvingdoorproject.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Reposted by Revolving Door Project
Donald Trump is making Jim Crow great again by pushing “school choice” and gutting the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. From our friends at @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social:
prospect.org/2025/11/19/t...
The Trump Administration Is Quietly Preparing to Bring Back School Segregation - The American Prospect
It starts with vouchers and the destruction of the Office for Civil Rights.
prospect.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Our @coldchrisfiles.bsky.social explains how the major changes to the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is part of a decades long plot to bring back school segregation.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/t...
The Trump Administration Is Quietly Preparing to Bring Back School Segregation - The American Prospect
It starts with vouchers and the destruction of the Office for Civil Rights.
prospect.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
New from our @dylangyauchl.bsky.social. Larry Summers' banishment from positions of influence should be permanent.
November 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Reposted by Revolving Door Project
Larry Summers is stepping back from "public commitments," whatever that means. Good. Now to never let him come back.

My latest out today in @theintercept.com !

theintercept.com/2025/11/18/l...
Don't Let Larry Summers Back Into Polite Society
While Larry Summers’s “association” with Jeffrey Epstein was already known, this newest batch of emails reveals their relationship ran deep.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Reposted by Revolving Door Project
Summers said he’s “ashamed” of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and would step back from public life. This time it should be for good.
Don't Let Larry Summers Back Into Polite Society
While Larry Summers’s “association” with Jeffrey Epstein was already known, this newest batch of emails reveals their relationship ran deep.
interc.pt
November 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Acting FEMA chief David Richardson just resigned. Good riddance!

This is the unqualified hack who couldn't be reached during the deadly Texas flooding disaster in July.
November 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Only insane people would seek out the counsel of Larry Summers, who relies on Jeffrey Epstein for dating advice and Milton Friedman for economic inspiration.

Nonetheless, this is exactly what CAP and other elite organizations have done.
Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding CAP’s ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
prospect.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Meet Chad Mizelle, the former third-in-command at Trump's DOJ.

His financial disclosures were shielded from the public during his time in the administration.

To our knowledge, we are the first to report on his conflicts of interest now.
Top Trump Official Failed To Disclose Conflicts of Interest for Entire Justice Department Tenure | Revolving Door Project
Chad Mizelle managed to serve in Trump’s administration without disclosing his financial entanglements publicly – and now, only after his departure, can we highlight his conflicts of interest.
therevolvingdoorproject.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Institutions like the New York Times and Harvard must cut ties with Epstein pal Larry Summers.
Revolving Door Project Calls On OpenAI, Harvard, and Other Organizations To Cut Ties With Larry Summers
The call comes in light of recently released email correspondence between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, showing the close relationship the two shared long after Epstein’s…
www.commondreams.org
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
From Larry Summers to Donald Trump, the latest trove of Epstein emails reminds us that the wealthy and powerful face no consequences for even the most egregious acts.
Corruption Calendar Weeks 42-43: Our Scourge of Elite Impunity | Revolving Door Project
Welcome to Revolving Door Project’s Corruption Calendar, where we provide in-depth explanations of the material consequences—real and potential—of the Trump administration’s corrupt policymaking,…
therevolvingdoorproject.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Senate Democrats should have been using Congressional Oversight to increase their leverage in shutdown negotiations.

Instead, they folded.
8 Ways Senate Dems Should Have Been Holding the Line With Oversight
An oversight idea for each member of the Cave Caucus.
revolvingdoorproject.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Only insane people would seek out the counsel of a man who relies on Jeffrey Epstein for dating advice and Milton Friedman for economic inspiration.
NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
prospect.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM