Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Organization

The idea for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington was conceived by Norman Eisen and Louis Mayberg, two lawyers who often donated to Democratic causes. Eisen and Mayberg decided they needed a government watchdog to mirror the conservative ethics groups that successfully battled Bill Clinton during the 1990s. Their idea blossomed into CREW, which was born in 2003.

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