Transparency in the Presidency

Campaign Briefing: Decoupling Partisan Politics from Governance

2028 Presidential Campaign of Martin A. Ginsburg, RN

November 4, 2025

I. Introduction: Transparency Is the Engine of Trust

In a constitutional republic, trust is not granted—it is earned. And transparency is the engine that produces that trust. Without it, suspicion festers, legitimacy erodes, and partisanship fills the vacuum.

This campaign affirms that transparency in the presidency is not a matter of political strategy—it is a moral requirement. To govern the nation, the President must first show the nation what governance looks like. In every action, the American people must be allowed to see and understand how decisions are made, how power is exercised, and how accountability is enforced.

II. Constitutional Foundation: Transparency as a Structural Duty

Though the U.S. Constitution does not mention the word “transparency,” it implies it through design:

• Checks and Balances depend on the visibility of executive conduct for Congress and the Courts to act.

• The Oath of Office (Article II, Section 1) binds the President to a duty of fidelity to the Constitution, which cannot be fulfilled in secrecy.

• The Presentment Clause (Article I, Section 7) mandates disclosure of legislative and executive actions to the public and to Congress.

Moreover, the Constitution is a living document, built not on rigidity but on adaptive responsiveness. It has historically allowed for the development of Cabinet departments, executive agencies, and presidential regulations in response to evolving public needs. That same flexibility now demands a new standard: proactive transparency, not reactive disclosures.

III. Reform Commitments: Operationalizing Executive Transparency

Beginning Day One, the following transparency commitments will be institutionalized:

A. Presidential Pool Reporter Rotation System

• A rotating accredited pool reporter will be assigned to the President every 24 hours.

• The pool reporter will accompany the President at all times during official business.

• Exemptions apply only when the content of meetings or documents is classified as national defense information under applicable federal law.

• Pool reporters will be drawn from a rotating list of outlets, ensuring ideological and institutional diversity, and minimizing centralized media bias.

There is no constitutional role as a watchdog, but the press is the window into the machinations of government allowing the people to participate meaningfully, not simply be spectators. It ensures that the people, through their press, are present wherever their government acts in their name.

B. Daily Public Disclosures

• Executive Orders, signing statements, and memoranda will be published within 24 hours of issuance, along with plain-language summaries.

• Presidential and Vice Presidential public schedules will be posted in advance and retroactively updated for completeness.

C. Executive Financial Transparency

• Monthly release of White House operational expenditures, including travel, guest hosting, event costs, and contractor payments.

• All Office of Management and Budget (OMB) cost projections tied to executive initiatives will be released simultaneously with policy rollouts.

D. Interactive Transparency Tools

• Creation of a real-time online public dashboard listing:

  • Executive actions by category and status

  • Regulatory delays by agency

  • FOIA backlogs and response timeframes

• Establishment of a Presidential Transparency Liaison, charged with handling public inquiries, congressional information requests, and liaising with oversight watchdogs.

E. Declassification and Archival Access

• Acceleration of declassification for historical records—releasing all eligible materials within 20 years, barring specific security risks.

• Establishment of a Presidential Office of Historical Access and Integrity, tasked with maintaining full public access to non-sensitive historical materials, unfiltered by political agendas.

IV. Ending the Cycle of Political Concealment

Past administrations—across both parties—have weaponized secrecy to avoid accountability:

• Withholding policy changes until news cycles are favorable

• Misusing executive privilege to delay or deny legitimate congressional oversight

• Prioritizing media optics over policy clarity

This campaign categorically rejects such behavior. Public power must be subject to public view. It is not enough to obey the law behind closed doors—the presidency must demonstrate legality and ethics in real time.

Democracy is not sustained by secrets. It is sustained by informed citizens.

V. Transparency Is a Post-Partisan Imperative

This commitment is not ideological—it is institutional. It does not favor left or right, Republican or Democrat. It favors democracy itself.

Transparency:

• Enhances legislative cooperation by giving Congress equal access to policy data

• Builds judicial trust by reinforcing procedural clarity

• Reduces public cynicism by making process and intent visible

• Neutralizes partisan spin by anchoring government action in observable fact

These reforms restore transparency as a public utility: a structural expectation, not a campaign stunt.

VI. Strategic Takeaways for the Campaign

1. Transparency rebuilds the executive branch’s moral authority. It makes the presidency responsive and observable—not remote and untouchable.

2. Embedding the press as a structural participant through the rotating pool reporter system reinvigorates the First Amendment in daily governance.

3. This transparency model is durable. Once implemented, it will set a precedent that all future administrations must either uphold—or conspicuously dismantle in the public eye.

“We cannot ask the American people to trust their government if their government will not trust them with the truth. Transparency is not a courtesy—it is a constitutional obligation.”