Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...latimes.comContributor: A Paramount-Warner merger will hurt Hollywood and people of colorLatino and Black spending represents the profit margin for the industry, and yet those voices will be the first silenced. 000
Reposted by Lisa GilbertNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The deal handing Warner Bros. Discovery to Ellison is BAD for film, independent journalism & our democracy This battle may be over but our fight is not @democracydefendersaction.org & partners in the #BlockTheMerger Coalition will be watching the Ellisons, & you'll be hearing from us👇 -TN 551671557
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Blanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...nytimes.comBlanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to WatergateThe attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department. 132
Reposted by Lisa GilbertPublic Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This Constitution Day, we're taking a stand against Trump's assault on the rule of law. Our co-president @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social breaks down the risks to our democracy, our safety, and our fundamental rights and freedoms. 13415
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Public Citizen made a video game! h/t the great @zacheverson.com Play through and see Trump's crypto corruption in action 041
Reposted by Lisa GilbertJesse Lee @jessecharleslee.bsky.social · 02/09/2026“I found out that nobody cared, and I’m allowed to.” — Trump, on profiting off the presidency, 1/8/26 The American people: 47576259
Reposted by Lisa GilbertNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026BREAKING: Latino community is rising up against the Paramount-Warners merger because it will kill jobs & content for Latinos--& all Americans Kudos @lulacorg.bsky.social & Juan Proano for standing with AG Bonta & 11 other AGs demanding structural remedies @megjames.bsky.social @latimes.com scoop👇latimes.comProminent Latino group blasts Paramount-Warner mergerThe group urged California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta to continue his fight to block David Ellison's $111-billion deal, saying it would have a "devastating and unacceptable impact on Latinos." 0443129
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026www.yahoo.com/news/politic... There is no “defense,” Trump uses vote by mail because it is safe, effective, and secure. He doesn’t want others to use it to suppress the vote. #straightforward “White House defends Trump's ability to vote by mail”yahoo.comWhite House defends Trump's ability to vote by mailBy Bo Erickson and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday defended U.S. 041
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Check out our new @publiccitizen.bsky.social report! apnews.com/article/trum... dwarfs his predecessors in the number of ultra-rich in his second White House, report showsapnews.comTrump dwarfs his predecessors in the number of ultra-rich in his second White House, report showsThe number of people worth more than $100 million whom President Donald Trump has appointed to his administration is more than four times the combined total of the three previous presidents. 010
Reposted by Lisa GilbertBarbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Trump’s profiteering from the presidency in his second term has become so massive that it makes the corruption of his first term look quaint. “As profiteering becomes the norm, it’s harder to explain why it’s outrageous,” says Lisa Gilbert of Public Citizen. @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.socialtheatlantic.comThe Watchdogs Are Barking Themselves HoarseThe scandals of the president’s first term now seem quaint. 038
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The Washington Trump Wants to Leave Behind fightcorporatepower.substack.com/p/the-washin... Check out my new substack piece with my fantastic co-President Rob Weissmanfightcorporatepower.substack.comThe Washington Trump Wants to Leave BehindThe fireworks have faded, and while the polluting dust may still be lingering in the air, America has officially marked its 250th birthday. 021
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026mailchi.mp/focalpointst... Bill Cassidy must vote nomailchi.mpBill Cassidy Warned Against a Weaponized DOJ. He Must Reject Todd Blanche. 140
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026As Blanche moves to the floor, Senators must stand up. 'Insane Corruption': GOP Senators Ripped for Deal to Confirm Trump Lackey Todd Blanche www.commondreams.org/news/todd-bl...commondreams.org'Insane Corruption': GOP Senators Ripped for Deal to Confirm Trump Lackey Todd Blanche | Common DreamsDemocratic lawmakers express disgust as two Republican senators strike a deal to confirm Todd Blanche as US attorney general, despite concerns over a $1.8 billion slush fund and tax immunity for Trump... 031
Reposted by Lisa GilbertAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026Blumenthal on Blanche's "walk back" of Trump's slush fund: "Commentators have talked about 'loop holes.' There are no loop holes here. This document itself is a sham ... tomorrow Donald Trump's counsel can go to court and seek to establish that thug fund if he chooses to do so." 542273661
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026This is the Judiciary committee. We are supposed to be checking and balancing this nation. We are surrendering our integrity. @CoryBooker #blockblanche A known tax cheat will now have tax immunity. We should have stood in the way. www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac...judiciary.senate.govExecutive Business Meeting | United States Senate Committee on the JudiciaryExecutive Business Meeting on August 4, 2026 at 5:00 AM 142
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026“You could open a drive up window for cop-beater J6 insurrectionists at the DOJ. Nothing in this unenforceable document from Blanche prevents that from happening.” @SenWhitehouse #blockblanche 031
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Cornyn saying that Blanche is willing to give Trump hard advice is laughable. If we’ve learned one thing through this process it is Blanche’s utter willingness to do literally anything not to cross Trump and to deliver on his agenda of revenge. #blockblanche 2184
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Documents Blanche Released to Ease Path to Confirmation Leave Loopholes www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...nytimes.comBlanche’s Documents Addressing Trump I.R.S. Deal Leave LoopholesCritics say the written assurances are a political solution to a political problem, rather than a legally binding document. 000
Reposted by Lisa GilbertThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 31/07/2026Breaking News: Prosecutors are dropping charges against an Olympian accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, saying damage was due to “botched” renovations.nyti.msCharges to Be Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting PoolPresident Trump had repeatedly accused vandals of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. On Friday, federal prosecutors acknowledged it was “the result of flawed installation.” 6125060
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026His intentions are crystal clear here: “Trump to Appeal Judge’s Ruling Denouncing I.R.S. Suit as Exercise in Self-Dealing” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...nytimes.comTrump to Appeal Judge’s Ruling Denouncing I.R.S. Lawsuit as Exercise in Self-DealingIt was the latest sign that the president was doubling down on his fight for aspects of a deal that brings him vast benefits, even though they have jeopardized the confirmation of his pick for attorne... 142
Reposted by Lisa GilbertJesse Lee @jessecharleslee.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I think the danger for Blanche is that having all this spotlight on him raises the stakes exponentially for Collins, Husted, and Sullivan, not just on the January 6 slush fund but on Blanche’s Epstein cover-up and owning all of Trump’s. Corruption. 519240
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/u... Literally operationalizing the slush fund while they are on the hook to tell Republican senators that it is dead to get Blanche confirmed ... As always saying the quiet part out loud.nytimes.comWith Blanche Nomination at Stake, Payouts to Trump Allies ContinueA seven-figure settlement is announced two days before a scheduled Senate committee vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general. 012
Reposted by Lisa GilbertLeah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Pro tip: if you’re going to send out a text blast fraudulently claiming you’re the organizer of No Kings and fraudulently soliciting donations, maybe don’t send it directly to me 421105185
Reposted by Lisa GilbertBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 17/07/2026How pathetic is Sen. Thom Tillis? Tillis: Because of my deep respect for the survivors, I won’t vote for Blanche unless he meets with them. The survivors: Well, we had a meeting and Blanche was totally unhelpful, dismissive, and disrespectful, Tillis: I’m good. 761442324
Reposted by Lisa GilbertKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15/07/2026John Cornyn notes: Todd Blanche has refused to put on paper his claims that the Trump slush fund is dead. He adds: Trump, as plaintiff, has also not signed a document saying it is dead. 12601197
Reposted by Lisa GilbertAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2026Blanche slips! 😬 KENNEDY: Are you and President Trump friends? BLANCHE: I'm his lawyer. Was his lawyer. 32752821568
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026"I'm his lawyer" Todd Blanche says in this hearing. He corrected after to "WAS his lawyer..." but the slip...ahem TRUTH...came out first. #blockblanche 111
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Blanche is noncommittal on the explicit point of deploying armed agents to polling places...though says he will "follow the law." Impt Q from Sen. Klobachar. #blockblanche 042
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Great question from Senator Cornyn to Blanche--weaponization and lawfare are not legal terms. Yet they are in the absurd settlement agreement that created the slush fund. #blockblanche 3367
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Blanche is dancing around the point. He refuses to sit in the room with the Epstein survivors. @durbin.senate.gov #blockblanche 062
Reposted by Lisa GilbertSomil Trivedi @somilbtrivedi.bsky.social · 15/07/2026It's already Todd Blanche's legacy that he protected Donald Trump & and the Epstein Class over female victims of sex abuse. Tell your Senators not to make it theirs, too. 215247
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026This filing is impt! Blanche stands in committee today trying to defend the slush fund, his Epstein failures, and his actions as Trump’s personal fixer. Hearing at 9! He must not be confirmed. 1165
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Huge victory — federal judge rules Trump's IRS suit was a sham from day one, reopening the case & exposing the $1.8B slush fund Accountability wins today 04712
Reposted by Lisa GilbertCommon Cause @commoncause.org · 24/06/2026President Trump is on Capitol Hill today trying to force the Todd Blanche AG nomination through. Our 1 million members are standing in the way. Tell your Senator right now: #BlockBlanche 05231
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Important effort from former officials here 032
Reposted by Lisa GilbertSam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I’m proud to have joined over 1,000 other former Department of Justice attorneys and officials in signing this letter urging the Senate not to confirm Todd Blanche for Attorney General. www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...politico.com 151401294
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Sharing my new post on the need for an attitude shift to succeed in a next governing moment. open.substack.com/pub/bharatra...open.substack.comTaking Big SwingsAn attitude shift 000
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Thrilled to co-author this piece with @congressmanboyle.bsky.social 000
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Todd Blanche Is Unfit for Office www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/o... Important editorializing from the @nytimes.comnytimes.comOpinion | Todd Blanche Is Unfit for Office 000
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 11/06/2026www.cnn.com/2026/06/11/p.... Important opposition to an unacceptable nominationcnn.comGroup of Epstein survivors announce opposition to Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination | CNN PoliticsA group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors came out in opposition to Todd Blanche’s nomination as President Donald Trump’s permanent attorney general, citing his participation in secret White House meetings... 054
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 08/06/2026This is yet another example of Trump assembling a team of henchmen whose primary qualification is doing his own bidding, rather than serving the nation, to staff the government. 001
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... Sharing this piece based on new @publiccitizen.bsky.social research!washingtonpost.comBallroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project, watchdog group findsPresident Donald Trump has repeatedly touted the gifts as a boon to taxpayers, but critics of the project say the administration’s refusal to release a full list of donors creates the potential for co... 151
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026The blatant corruption of a slush fund explicitly for insurrectionists & Trump cronies simply could not be ignored. If the Trump administration drops the fund, as reported, it is simply a nod to the realities of how appalling & toxic this fund truly was. www.citizen.org/news/trumps-...citizen.orgTrump’s Slush Fund Reportedly Off the Table after Public Citizen sues the Administration for its Illegality - Public CitizenWASHINGTON, D.C. — News outlets are reporting that President Trump plans to drop his illegal $1.8 billion slush fund which… 021
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Amazing work from our great allies at Democracy Defenders! 021
Reposted by Lisa GilbertTrump Affordability Tour @trumpaffordable.bsky.social · 28/05/2026The price of food and everything else is skyrocketing, so Trump is helping by putting his face on a new bill that will hopefully cover a bag of groceries at the end of his term. 2019362
Reposted by Lisa GilbertMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/05/2026Trump’s DOJ has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, per an exclusive report from CNN. It's a blatant act of political revenge and intimidation against the woman who successfully sued Trump for sexual abuse and defamation. Link to the article in reply. 1611848588
Lisa Gilbert @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Check out my conversation with Mo of @workingfamilies.org! "Working Families: A Conversation with Maurice Mitchell" open.substack.com/pub/fightcor...open.substack.comWorking Families: A Conversation with Maurice MitchellA recording from Lisa Gilbert's live video 010