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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 18d

We implore the DC and Maryland Bar Counsels to conduct thorough investigations into Mr. Carr’s conduct and impose any appropriate disciplinary measures. campaignforaccountability.org/watchdog-fil...

Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 18d

By making threats against Disney as well as ABC broadcasters, who currently have business pending before the FCC, Carr may have violated FCC law and the First Amendment. His actions undermine public trust in not just his agency, but in government neutrality across the board.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 18d

Mr. Carr’s actions, including threatening to investigate broadcasters that air political content with which he disagrees, and claiming Jimmy Kimmel’s statement regarding Charlie Kirk constitutes news distortion, may violate numerous Rules. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Brendan Carr Bar Complaint - Campaign for Accountability - 9-23-25

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · 18d

NEW: Today, CfA asked the DC and Maryland bars to investigate whether Brendan Carr’s recent threats to broadcasters violated their Rules of Professional Conduct, by which all lawyers must abide.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 9

Read CfA's complaint here: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

CfA - DOJ Complaint - Mortgage Issues

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 9

An AP report indicates Paxton & his wife may have engaged in even more extensive violations, such as taking homestead tax deductions on multiple properties & potentially violating mortgage terms by renting out properties they reportedly agreed to use only for personal residence.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 9

The same reporting found that Transportation Secretary Duffy obtained primary-residence mortgages for homes in both New Jersey and Washington, D.C., and EPA Administrator Zeldin has concurrent primary-residence mortgages in Long Island and Washington, D.C.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 9

According to @propublica.org, publicly available mortgage records and financial disclosure documents reveal that Chavez-DeRemer entered into two primary-residence mortgages in quick succession in 2021, including for a vacation home near an Arizona country club. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.

The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 9

FHFA Director Bill Pulte explained in his August 15 criminal referral that potential crimes include wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, and false statements to financial institutions. State and federal tax laws may also be implicated.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 9

According to DOJ, the agency has ongoing investigations into Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), and New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 9

"With potential mortgage fraud now a top administration priority, it's imperative for DOJ to immediately investigate whether [these individuals] have engaged in conduct FHFA Dir. Bill Pulte warns ‘could imperil the safety of the U.S. mortgage market.’" campaignforaccountability.org/watchdog-cal...

Watchdog Calls for DOJ to Investigate Cabinet Members and Texas AG

CfA called for investigations of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Sean Duffy, Lee Zeldin, and Ken Paxton for potential mortgage fraud.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 9

NEW: CfA called on the DOJ to investigate potential mortgage fraud violations by Labor Sec. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and Texas AG Ken Paxton, citing evidence each has claimed primary residence on more than 1 home.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 4

“Ken Paxton is the top law enforcement officer in Texas and now a U.S. Senate candidate. The public has every right to information that may reflect upon his character.”

Read CfA’s motion here: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

CfA Motion to Intervene and Unseal Court Records - Paxton

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 4

Reports indicate the Paxtons have rented out two homes they’ve claimed as primary residences, a claim that may have saved them property taxes and provided them more favorable mortgage terms. The divorce filings may illuminate whether the couple has engaged in tax and mortgage fraud.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 4

Both Paxtons have consistently invoked their Christian faith as a basis for political support. Senator Paxton’s citing “biblical grounds” as a reason for the divorce petition suggests Attorney General Paxton’s conduct may conflict with the values he publicly purports to uphold.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 4

The lawsuit eventually resulted in a $6.6 million judgment, and the impeachment is estimated to have cost an estimated $5.1 million—costing Texas taxpayers a total of $11.7 million.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 4

Paxton fired four of those deputies, who then filed a whistleblower lawsuit. When Paxton sought state funds to settle the lawsuit, the Texas House opened an investigation and eventually impeached him. Paxton was acquitted by the Senate on a party-line vote.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 4

The divorce petition follows an extramarital affair Attorney General Paxton admitted to as early as 2018. In 2020, seven of his top deputies reported to the FBI that Paxton had used his office to benefit a mistress and conceal evidence of an affair.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 4

On July 10, 2025, Senator Paxton filed the divorce petition, announcing on X that she had filed for divorce on “biblical grounds,” citing “recent discoveries.” She then filed a motion to seal the court records, which a judge granted the following day.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 4

“Law and precedent overwhelmingly support unsealing the Paxtons’ divorce records in the interest of public knowledge. Courts have routinely unsealed records in similar cases involving elected officials, and we are asking this Court to do the same." campaignforaccountability.org/watchdog-fil...

Watchdog Files to Unseal Paxton Divorce Records

Campaign for Accountability filed a motion to unseal the divorce records of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and State Senator Angela Paxton.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Sep 4

NEW: CfA filed to unseal the divorce records of Texas AG Ken Paxton and State Senator Angela Paxton—asserting that any embarrassment they may be seeking to prevent doesn't overcome the public’s overriding interest in knowing relevant info about their elected officials.

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Tech Transparency Project @ttp-updates.bsky.social · Aug 14

NEW: a TTP report reveals how Google—which at one time spent the most on lobbying of any U.S. corporation—employed an obscure legal strategy that reduced the amount of lobbying spending it discloses under federal law by removing executive lobbying from disclosures.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Watchdog Files New York Bar Complaint Against John Sarcone III

Mr. Sarcone’s behavior across a series of events appears to violate myriad Rules of Professional Conduct by which all New York lawyers must abide.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Aug 8

“I think it’s deeply concerning a public servant thinks it’s fine to misconstrue a situation for what appears to be political purposes,” CfA Executive Director Michelle Kuppersmith told @markweiner.bsky.social. www.syracuse.com/politics/cny...

Watchdog group files complaint against Acting U.S. Attorney John Sarcone

Group asks attorney grievance committee to investigate "erratic and potentially illegal conduct" of Trump loyalist.

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Campaign for Accountability @accountableorg.bsky.social · Aug 8

The complaint highlights apparently false claims Sarcone made about the severity of an incident that resulted in a man’s arrest, as well as statements he made about the nature of his residence, and subsequent retaliation he took against the media. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

CfA - NY Bar Complaint - John A. Sarcone III

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