Free Speech For People Calls for Release of Treasury Department Records on Trump Organization’s Payments Posted on February 26, 2018 Challenging Corruption Did the Trump Organization Donate Profits from Foreign Government Patrons to the U.S. Treasury? FOIA Request Asks. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Free Speech For People submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of the Treasury, calling for the urgent release of communications, documents, and other records regarding payments made by the Trump Organization.Read More
Just Released: A short documentary on our journey to victory in St. Petersburg! Posted on February 20, 2018 (March 2, 2018) Check out this inspiring short video on our recent victory in St. Petersburg, FL. Last October, the St. Petersburg City Council passed our model law to abolish super PACs and foreign corporate money in local elections.Read More
New FEC Complaint Alleges that American Media, Inc. and Trump Campaign Violated Federal Campaign Finance Laws With “Catch and Kill” Payment for Trump Adultery Story Posted on February 20, 2018 (October 3, 2018) Free Speech For People Files FEC Complaint Against American Media, Inc. and Trump Campaign calling for “an immediate investigation” WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 20, 2018 – On Friday, February 16, 2018, Free Speech For People filed a complaint before the Federal Election Commission demanding “an immediate investigation” into a payment of $150,000 from American Media,Read More
The Hill: Trump’s ‘treason’ talk is unprecedented, un-American Posted on February 14, 2018 Democracy Amendments As a piece in The Hill today noted, President Trump recently suggested congressional Democrats were guilty of “treason” for failing to applaud his State of the Union speech. As he put it, “Can we call that treason? Why not?” Here’s why not: The Constitution specifically defines treason, and failing to applaud the president isn’t treason—not by a longRead More
Watch now: Interview by the Young Turks with Senior Counsel Shanna Cleveland on Our Recent Victory to Divest Trump SoHo Posted on February 12, 2018 (November 29, 2018) Free Speech For People Senior Counsel Shanna Cleveland recently talked with the Young Turks for a two-part interview about our campaign to divest public pension funds from Trump-owned businesses and the emergence of support for Russia in modern-day white supremacy. Part 1: Part 2: Read More
Massachusetts Legislature to Consider an Act to Stop Corporations from Claiming Religious Exemptions from Anti-Discrimination Laws Posted on February 8, 2018 (February 8, 2018) In an effort to protect civil rights, the Massachusetts legislature will consider an act to stop corporations from claiming religious exemptions from anti-discrimination laws, sponsored by Representative Michael Day of Stoneham. Late Wednesday evening, the Massachusetts legislature’s Joint Committee on the Judiciary favorably reported H.767 (officially called “An Act to strengthen civil rights,” and unofficially theRead More
Free Speech For People Calls for Urgent Release of Pentagon Information on Trump’s Military Parade Posted on February 7, 2018 (October 3, 2018) Today, Free Speech For People submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Defense, calling for the urgent release of communications, documents, and other records regarding President Trump’s proposed military parade through Washington, D.C. As reported in the Washington Post on February 6, while President Trump has long expressed a desire for aRead More