Transparency-Failure

Trump Family's USD1 Stablecoin Fails to Publish Attestation Reports, Raising Transparency Concerns

| Importance: 8/10

NYDIG, a prominent Bitcoin financial services firm, publicly flagged World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin for failing to publish required monthly attestation reports, with the most recent report dating from July 2025—over two months behind schedule. Greg Cipolaro, NYDIG’s Global …

World Liberty Financial NYDIG Greg Cipolaro BitGo Trust BitGo Technologies +1 more world-liberty-financial usd1-stablecoin cryptocurrency transparency-failure attestation-reports +6 more
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Twelve House Democrats sue Trump administration for blocking detention facility oversight

| Importance: 9/10

Twelve Democratic members of Congress filed suit in federal court after being systematically denied access to ICE detention facilities nationwide. The lawsuit challenges DHS’s new policy requiring seven-day advance notice for visits and blocking all access to ICE field offices, which violates …

Rep. Joe Neguse (CO) Rep. Jason Crow (CO) Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY) Rep. Dan Goldman (NY) Rep. Bennie Thompson (MS) +9 more congressional-oversight ice-detention rule-of-law constitutional-crisis transparency-failure
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ICE blocks members of Congress from detention facilities, violating oversight law

| Importance: 8/10

ICE denied multiple members of Congress access to immigration detention facilities across the country, including Rep. Jason Crow at Aurora, Colorado and six Maryland Democrats at Baltimore’s Fallon Federal Building. Despite a 2019 law guaranteeing congressional access for oversight, ICE …

ICE Department of Homeland Security Rep. Jason Crow Sen. Chris Van Hollen Sen. Angela Alsobrooks +5 more congressional-oversight ice-detention transparency-failure rule-of-law immigration-enforcement
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DOJ Releases Memo Declaring No Epstein "Client List" Exists

| Importance: 6/10

The DOJ released a two-page memo on July 7, 2025, declaring “no incriminating ‘client list’” existed, that Epstein died by suicide, and that “no further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted.” This directly contradicted Attorney General Bondi’s …

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White House Stages Theatrical "Phase 1" Epstein Files Release

| Importance: 7/10

The Trump administration staged a theatrical “Phase 1” release on February 27, 2025, inviting right-wing influencers to the White House to receive binders, though these contained mostly previously leaked materials rather than new revelations.

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ICE uses 230+ contracted detention facilities (2019); public lists undercount due to varied custody arrangements

| Importance: 5/10

Public dashboards and FOIA releases often show fewer sites than ICE’s full contracting footprint. GAO documented ‘over 230’ facilities for 72‑hour‑plus detention in FY2019. TRAC’s 2025 analysis shows ~181 authorized detention facilities and ~63k contractual capacity …

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