September​ ​24,​ ​2017 David​ ​J.​ ​Apol Director,​ ​U.S.​ ​Office​ ​of​ ​Government​ ​Ethics 1201​ ​New​ ​York​ ​Ave,​ ​NW​ ​Suite​ ​500 Washington,​ ​D.C.​ ​20005 Dear​ ​Director​ ​ApolOn​ ​Friday​ ​September​ ​22nd,​ ​2017​ ​President​ ​Donald​ ​Trump​ ​said​ ​this​ ​at​ ​a​ ​rally​ ​for​ ​Alabama​ ​Senator​ ​Luther Strange:​ ​"Wouldn't​ ​you​ ​love​ ​to​ ​see​ ​one​ ​of​ ​these​ ​NFL​ ​owners,​ ​when​ ​somebody​ ​disrespects​ ​our​ ​flag,​ ​to​ ​say,​ ​'Get that​ ​son​ ​of​ ​a​ ​bitch​ ​off​ ​the​ ​field​ ​right​ ​now.​ ​Out!​ ​He's​ ​fired.​ ​He's​ ​fired!'​ ​You​ ​know,​ ​some​ ​owner​ ​is​ ​going​ ​to​ ​do that.​ ​He's​ ​going​ ​to​ ​say,​ ​'That​ ​guy​ ​that​ ​disrespects​ ​our​ ​flag,​ ​he's​ ​fired.'​ ​And​ ​that​ ​owner,​ ​they​ ​don't​ ​know​ ​it​ ​[but] they'll​ ​be​ ​the​ ​most​ ​popular​ ​person​ ​in​ ​this​ ​country." On​ ​Saturday​ ​September​ ​23rd,​ ​2017​ ​President​ ​Trump​ ​tweeted​ ​“If​ ​a​ ​player​ ​wants​ ​the​ ​privilege​ ​of​ ​making​ ​millions of​ ​dollars​ ​in​ ​the​ ​NFL,or​ ​other​ ​leagues,​ ​he​ ​or​ ​she​ ​should​ ​not​ ​be​ ​allowed​ ​to​ ​disrespect....​ ​...our​ ​Great​ ​American Flag​ ​(or​ ​Country)​ ​and​ ​should​ ​stand​ ​for​ ​the​ ​National​ ​Anthem.​ ​If​ ​not,​ ​YOU'RE​ ​FIRED.​ ​Find​ ​something​ ​else​ ​to do!”​ ​Trump​ ​later​ ​tweeted:​ ​“Roger​ ​Goodell​ ​of​ ​NFL​ ​just​ ​put​ ​out​ ​a​ ​statement​ ​trying​ ​to​ ​justify​ ​the​ ​total​ ​disrespect certain​ ​players​ ​show​ ​to​ ​our​ ​country.Tell​ ​them​ ​to​ ​stand!” Today​ ​President​ ​Trump​ ​tweeted​ ​“If​ ​NFL​ ​fans​ ​refuse​ ​to​ ​go​ ​to​ ​games​ ​until​ ​players​ ​stop​ ​disrespecting​ ​our​ ​Flag​ ​& Country,​ ​you​ ​will​ ​see​ ​change​ ​take​ ​place​ ​fast.​ ​Fire​ ​or​ ​suspend!​ ​NFL​ ​attendance​ ​and​ ​ratings​ ​are​ ​WAY​ ​DOWN. Boring​ ​games​ ​yes,​ ​but​ ​many​ ​stay​ ​away​ ​because​ ​they​ ​love​ ​our​ ​country.​ ​League​ ​should​ ​back​ ​U.S.” 18​ ​U.S.​ ​Code​ ​§​ ​227​​ ​makes​ ​it​ ​a​ ​federal​ ​crime​ ​-​ ​punishable​ ​by​ ​a​ ​fine​ ​of​ ​up​ ​to​ ​15​ ​years​ ​in​ ​prison​ ​-​ ​for​ ​anyone, including​ ​the​ ​President,​ ​to​ ​influence​ ​or​ ​threaten​ ​to​ ​influence​ ​a​ ​private​ ​employment​ ​decision. We​ ​respectfully​ ​request​ ​that​ ​the​ ​U.S.​ ​Office​ ​of​ ​Government​ ​Ethics​ ​investigate​ ​these​ ​potential​ ​ethics​ ​violations and​ ​take​ ​all​ ​appropriate​ ​disciplinary​ ​actions​ ​against​ ​President​ ​Trump.   

Sincerely,

Scott​ ​J.​ ​Dworkin Senior​ ​Advisor Democratic​ ​Coalition​ ​Against​ ​Trump  

   

Exhibit​ ​A

http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/22/politics/donald-trump-alabama-nfl/index.html

Exhibit​ ​B

 

   

Exhibit​ ​C

Exhibit​ ​D