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 American non-profit organization 
 Protect Democracy Formation November 2016 Founder Ian Bassin 
Justin Florence
Emily Loeb Type 501(c) nonprofit organization Purpose Anti-authoritarianism advocacy Region United States Executive Director Ian Bassin Website protectdemocracy .org 
 Protect Democracy is a nonprofit organization based in the United States. [ 1 ] A nonpartisan group, Protect Democracy seeks to check what it believes are authoritarian attacks on U.S. democracy. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] 

 Protect Democracy states that it seeks to use litigation, legislative and communications strategies, technology, research, and analysis to stand up for free and fair elections, the rule of law, fact-based debate, and a better democracy for future generations. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] According to Time Magazine , the group is a "defender of America's system of government against the threat of authoritarianism." [ 8 ] 

 In 2023, Protect Democracy was named as one of five winners of the 2023 Skoll Award for Social Innovation by the Skoll Foundation . [ 9 ] 

 
 Leadership

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 In 2016, Protect Democracy was co-founded by Ian Bassin , Justin Florence, and Emily Loeb, who served as lawyers in the White House Counsel ’s Office under former President Barack Obama . [ 10 ] In forming the organization, Protect Democracy's founders consulted with political scientists who later became members of the group's board of advisers, including Harvard University political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt . [ 8 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] 

 Bassin, a former White House associate counsel, serves as the executive director of Protect Democracy. [ 13 ] He was named a " MacArthur genius" in 2023. [ 14 ] The following year, Bassin and Florence were named to the Time 100 Next list in an article written by John Dean , former White House Counsel to Richard Nixon . [ 15 ] 

 Activities

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 Accountability of candidates and elected officials

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 Protect Democracy advocates for maintaining a strong separation between the White House and the Justice Department . In 2020, the group collected letters from hundreds of DOJ alumni, calling for former Attorney General William Barr to step down. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The DOJ alumni also claimed the Mueller report presented enough evidence to charge former President Donald Trump with obstruction of justice . [ 18 ] 

 Protect Democracy has criticized both Democrats and Republicans over resisting congressional oversight . [ 19 ] [ 20 ] In 2021, the group represented 66 former members of Congress, including two dozen Republicans, challeng

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