Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Thursday morning that he is introducing legislation to create a new federal agency tasked with investigating alleged corruption involving President Donald Trump and future presidential administrations.
Anti-Corruption Bureau
The proposed Anti-Corruption Bureau would have subpoena power and could investigate the Trump administration even once Trump leaves office. The bill would also allow citizens and state attorneys general to file lawsuits to recover money stolen from the public through government corruption.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau would be led by seven board members who would be appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. To address possible bias, the board would be capped at three members from each party, with the seventh being nonpartisan.
The bill, if passed, would also represent a huge shakeup to the federal bureaucracy, since the Anti-Corruption Bureau would replace the Office of Government Ethics, the Federal Election Commission and the Office of Special Counsel.
Schumer emphasized that while Trump was the genesis of the legislation, it would not solely apply to him. The bill would empower the Anti-Corruption Bureau to investigate violations dating back to Jan. 20, 2025, and would establish a 10-year statute of limitations.
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