WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley issued the following press release:
Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined his colleagues to launch a new Senate Democratic anti-corruption initiative aimed at exposing President Trump's rampant self-dealing, showing how his corruption costs American families, and developing legislation to prevent presidents from using public office for personal profit.
The initiative includes a new Senate Democratic anti-corruption working group and the release of a report, "The Cost of Corruption: How Trump Turns Power into Profit at Americans' Expense (https://www.democrats.senate.gov/download/senate-democrats-trump-corruption-report)." The working group will expose the Trump Administration's abuses, i...