Senate Democrats have introduced legislation that would let ordinary citizens and state attorneys general sue a president for money obtained through corruption.
Senator Alex Padilla and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled the Anti-Corruption Bureau Creation Act on 30 July 2026 at a Public Citizen forum in Washington.
The bill would create the first independent federal agency dedicated to policing corruption across the executive branch. Its sponsors describe it as a direct answer to what they call the unprecedented self-dealing of President Donald Trump’s second term.
Most watchdog agencies actually do their job when allowed.
For decades Government Accountability Office reports were the place to look if you wanted to know what the fuck the rest of the government was doing.
But yes. The distribution of money part makes me question it a bit.
The combination of other watchdogs orgs and empowerment there of, well that part I like.