Ethics watchdog wants probe of possible improper gift to Senate panel chasing Trump-Russia hoax
The request concerns an almost 700-page report provided to the Senate Armed Services Committee at no cost by an outside group.
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From their watchdog’s request:
“Relevant Actors:
The Requester, Empower Oversight, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization
dedicated to enhancing independent oversight of government and corporate wrongdoing,6
Among other things, Empower Oversight educates Members of Congress, inspectors general,
and other official institutions charged with strengthening public integrity, and advocates for
more effective oversight and whistleblower-driven investigations.7 Its leadership has decades of
experience conducting congressional investigations, exposing major scandals.8
The organization in question, TDIP, is a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation that
describes its mission as conducting research and investigations, and helping to mitigate foreign
interference in elections in the United States and its allies overseas.9 Daniel J. Jones, the
President and CEO of TDIP, is a former FBI analyst and former staffer for the U.S. Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).10”