Virginia Canter

@VirginiaRCanter

Chief Ethics Counsel for , former WH ethics counsel to Presidents Obama and Clinton, former IMF ethics advisor, former Treasury and SEC ethics official

Maryland, USA
Joined February 2016
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    Dec 16

    , chief ethics counsel at in Washington, said lawmakers' difficulties complying with transparency and accountability provisions in the STOCK Act underscored why members shouldn’t trade individual stocks.

    Text graphic featuring a quote from Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who introduced the TRUST in Congress Act, that reads, "We have regulations, we have rules, we have standards for a reason. And not enforcing them or abiding by them creates fertile ground for people to behave improperly."
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    Dec 15

    "Agency overseeing Trump's D.C. hotel lease failed to examine ethical, constitutional conflicts, report says" for

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    Dec 14

    BREAKING: Along with and , we just filed a lawsuit on behalf of DC against the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, & more to hold them accountable for their role on Jan. 6. It is the first ever Jan. 6 civil lawsuit by a govt. entity:

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    Dec 9

    Great news that the House passed this important bill today with bipartisan support. Also significant that the House passed amendments to it, which strongly supported, to strengthen the Hatch Act, make online political ads transparent, and much more. 2/2

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    Dec 9

    The Protecting our Democracy Act is a strong step toward safeguarding our democracy by building up checks and balances and addressing weaknesses in our laws that leave our government vulnerable to those who would undermine our democratic system. 1/2

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    Dec 9

    Hugely significant that a federal appeals court today rejected Donald Trump's attempt to keep records from the incredibly important House select committee investigation of the January 6 insurrection, as argued they should in its amicus brief.

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    Dec 8

    NEW: Julie Jenkins Fancelli, heiress to Publix supermarkets & a Trump donor, contributed $200k to a nonprofit apparently involved in organizing the Jan 6 “Stop the Steal” rally. This is the third known donation Fancelli made to a group tied to the rally.

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    Dec 3

    - Fire Louis DeJoy - Pass the Freedom to Vote Act - Ban members of Congress from trading stocks - Pass the Protecting Our Democracy Act Let's get these done before 2022!

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    Dec 1

    Huge that the House is likely next week to take up and vote on the Protecting Our Democracy Act, a crucial bill to strengthen checks and balances, including protecting prosecutors and inspectors general from political interference and strengthening congressional oversight.

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    Dec 1

    NEW: One Nation, the dark money group run by close allies of Mitch McConnell, raised more than $172 million in 2020, according to a new tax return obtained by CREW. This huge amount exceeds what the group raised in any prior year by more than $100 million.

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    Nov 30

    With our democracy literally under threat, it is a crucial time to fight corruption and abuses and push hard for checks and balances, ethics, and the freedom to vote. Help keep fighting every day with a matched donation on Giving Tuesday.

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    Nov 24

    We can be thankful for groups such as Protect Democracy, the Center for Election Innovation and Research, the Campaign Legal Center, the Brennan Center for Justice, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and CREW

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    Nov 27

    To put a fine point on it: Kushner went to Saudi Arabia in early 2021, strengthening ties there that he now appears to be using to attract billions to his investment fund. He returned on January 6, but did nothing then or before to discourage violence and insurrection.

    And remember January 6? From 's book, "Betrayal," p. 307:
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    Nov 22

    Trump shouldn't be able to use executive privilege to block the Select Committee from getting answers about the insurrection. We've filed an amicus brief saying just that.

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    Nov 16

    Donald Trump rode out four years using the Trump Hotel DC for influence peddling and constitutional violations. Selling it now does not change any of that. It is appropriate that the House is continuing to investigate.

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    Nov 10

    NEW: We’re suing the FEC for failing to do its job and enforce the law against a dark money group, Citizens for a Working America, Inc., that illegally hid the source of millions spent in elections through super PACs.

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    Nov 9

    OSC today issued a Hatch Act report documenting violations by 13 senior Trump administration officials, including at the 2020 Republican National Convention.

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    Nov 9

    NEW: DOJ officials considered briefing Congress about expected "unrest" the day before the insurrection, but ultimately chose not to, according to documents obtained by CREW.

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    Nov 9

    It’s past time for Congress to pass the Protecting our Democracy Act which would strengthen the Hatch Act and emoluments clause enforcement, ban presidential pardons, and require the release of presidential tax returns.

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    Nov 9

    BREAKING: Numerous senior Trump officials—including Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Stephen Miller, Mark Meadows, Kellyanne Conway and Kayleigh McEnany—were just found to have violated the Hatch Act following our complaints against them. This is huge!

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