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SunSeeker

(51,377 posts)
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 04:55 PM Jan 2017

Help Elizabeth Warren get the CG to audit Trump's finances for conflicts

If you want to support Senator Warren's request to audit President-Elect Trump's finances for conflicts of interest, a friend of mine contacted the Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office.  She was told over the phone that the most effective way to be sure her support counted was to email two administrators, Katherine Siggerud and Timothy Minnelli. Their email addresses are:
siggerudk@gao.gov,
minellit@gao.gov.
There is a third email, congrel@gao.gov, through which they are tracking the number of people who were urging support for an audit.
You can send one email addressed to:
siggerudk@gao.gov, minnellit@gao.gov, congrel@gao.gov

Subject line:

Re: Audit for President-Elect Trump's financial concerns

Dear Ms. Siggerud and Mr. Minnelli,


I’m writing in support of Senator Elizabeth Warren's request for an audit of our incoming President-Elect Trump's finances, to prohibit conflicts of interest that would prevent him from carrying out the responsibilities of the office without corrupt influence.

Sincerely,


****


Of course you may reword the letter, but it's easier to start with a template.


Feel free to spread the word!!

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Help Elizabeth Warren get the CG to audit Trump's finances for conflicts (Original Post) SunSeeker Jan 2017 OP
Will do!... And will have more choice words to say! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2017 #1
Good! Thank you! SunSeeker Jan 2017 #2
done and done... thanks for showing the way n/t 2bestill Jan 2017 #3
Thank you for your help! SunSeeker Jan 2017 #6
I don't think they will bite matt819 Jan 2017 #4
I disagree. I'm with Elizabeth Warren on this. SunSeeker Jan 2017 #5

matt819

(10,749 posts)
4. I don't think they will bite
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 05:29 PM
Jan 2017

The GAO gets its funding from Congress. Newt Gingrich led their cut in funding in the 1990s, which gutted GAO, because he didn't agree with what they wrote about something - not sure of the details. If they take this on, there has to be some guarantee that the republican-led Congress will not cut their funding. trump and his republican toadies take vindictiveness to new heights (lows?), so caution might be called for here.

SunSeeker

(51,377 posts)
5. I disagree. I'm with Elizabeth Warren on this.
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 05:36 PM
Jan 2017

I trust her judgment on this. I imagine she knows when "caution is called for" and when action is necessary.

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