This is the YouTube-generated transcript of Devin Miller’s podcast the “LegalEagle” from 11/26/2025 at https://youtu.be/hybL-GJov7M?si=0dfnvSIPGe0CPAMp It has been reformatted by date and into paragraph form for easier reading.

I’ve been trying to keep my own running summary of Trump’s offenses, but Devin’s is much better and more complete—clearly the best summary I’ve seen so far of Trump’s malfeasances. I suggest you listen to this and his other podcasts, as his analysis is second to none.

January 2025

January 17
On January 17, 2025, corruption began even before Donald Trump officially took office. Instead of divesting from his businesses to avoid conflicts of interest, Trump launched World Liberty Financial and a series of valueless meme coins. These companies functioned as vehicles for funneling money directly to him outside of standard financial regulations. During his first term, lobbyists and foreign governments had curried favor by spending money at his D.C. hotel. Now, in his second term, Trump created a mechanism for them to bypass intermediaries entirely and deposit money straight into his pocket through speculative crypto schemes.

January 20  [this date in bullet form for easier reading]
Trump began his administration with a sweeping set of executive orders—many of them unconstitutional, illegal, or far beyond the authority of the presidency.

• He attempted to eliminate birthright citizenship in direct violation of the 14th Amendment and due-process protections.
• He shut down asylum requests at the border despite statutory protections, declared unauthorized “invasion” powers, and even attempted to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
• He issued pardons to January 6th insurrectionists, undermining jury decisions and signaling that loyalty to him granted immunity.
• Trump terminated telework agreements in violation of union contracts;
• Withdrew from the WHO without congressional approval;
• Sent the military to the border in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act;
• Reinstated Schedule F to enable mass firings of civil servants without due process;
• Revoked the security clearances of John Bolton and 50 intelligence officials in retaliation for criticism; and
• Froze government hiring without legal basis.
• Trump illegally paused the congressional TikTok ban,
• Declared a border emergency to enable mass deportations beyond statutory authority, and
• Rolled back energy regulations without following mandated administrative procedures.
• He froze congressional funding for alternative energy in violation of the Impoundment Control Act,
• Suspended refugee admissions,
• Ordered border-wall construction without authorization,
• Terminated immigration parole programs,
• Reinstated the federal death penalty, and
• Attempted to interfere with immigration courts.
• He issued memos enabling the firing of senior nonpolitical officials and encouraged misuse of the Defense Production Act.
• Trump shut down wind-energy projects without process,
• Froze foreign aid in violation of appropriations law,
• Ordered construction of detention centers without funding,
• Paused USCIS operations without authority, and
• Issued a vague travel ban.
• Trump created or repurposed a new agency under Elon Musk—DOGE—which illegally fired federal employees, accessed sensitive data, created unauthorized systems, and merged federal databases.

By the end of the day, Trump

• Issued an order defining sex and gender narrowly, compelled federal workers to adopt that definition,
• Changed passport rules without proper rulemaking,
• Froze federal funding to entities he accused of promoting “gender ideology,” and
• Shut down DEI offices and grants—violating First Amendment and spending-clause limits.

January 21  

Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, setting aside a lawful verdict. This began a pattern of pardoning wealthy or well-connected individuals—many with ties to Trump or to crypto-finance—regardless of the severity of their crimes or the fairness of their convictions.

January 23

Trump issued 24 pardons for individuals convicted of threatening or obstructing access to reproductive-health facilities, effectively undermining federal protections for women’s health and the judicial process.

He also declassified and released JFK assassination documents that contained sensitive personal information, violating privacy laws.

That same day, DOGE created an unauthorized mass-email server, disregarding federal security and e-government regulations.

January 24

Trump fired 17 inspectors general. This action undermined oversight and likely violated statutes establishing the independence and purpose of inspector-general offices. The move eroded traditional checks on executive power and raised clear separation-of-powers concerns.

January 27

Trump expelled transgender service members from the military, violating the First Amendment, due process, equal protection, and administrative-procedure requirements. The policy was imposed unilaterally, without process or justification.

January 28

DOGE used its illegal OPM email server to issue coercive directives to federal employees, violating civil-service protections and anti-deficiency laws.

Trump also defunded federally approved research into gender-affirming care for minors, illegally impounding congressionally authorized funds.

January 29

Trump attempted to prohibit teachers and schools from discussing certain concepts in the classroom, violating First Amendment protections. He threatened to withhold federal funding, again violating statutory spending rules and the Impoundment Control Act.

January 31

Trump moved to destroy federal collective-bargaining agreements, violating civil-service bargaining rights and ignoring administrative-procedure requirements. This set the stage for sweeping purges of federal workers based on political loyalty.

February 2025

February 1

On February 1, Trump expelled dozens of foreign nationals from the U.S. in violation of due-process and statutory protections. He claimed vague national-security justifications that were unsupported by evidence and inconsistent with lawful immigration procedures.

DOGE expanded its unauthorized access to federal databases, continuing to merge and manipulate sensitive information in violation of privacy and information-security laws.

February 3

Trump created an unlawful “Alternate Revenue Task Force” designed to circumvent congressional appropriations authority. The task force attempted to raise government revenue through fines, seizures, and regulatory “fees” without congressional authorization. This violated the Constitution’s appropriations clause and long-standing federal budgeting statutes.

February 5

Trump issued executive orders mandating that transgender individuals be removed from federal programs and benefits. These directives violated equal-protection guarantees, administrative-procedure requirements, and due-process rights.

DOGE began data sweeps of medical records to enforce the order, violating HIPAA, privacy statutes, and the Fourth Amendment.

February 6

Trump announced sweeping tariffs on dozens of foreign countries, including major trading partners. These tariffs were imposed without statutory authority or national-security justification and directly contradicted WTO agreements. The move destabilized global markets. Trump simultaneously issued pardons to several sports figures involved in gambling violations and fraud, continuing the pattern of high-profile, loyalty-based clemency.

February 7

Trump ordered federal agencies to enforce ideological loyalty pledges among employees working in environmental and energy-related fields. Agencies were instructed to identify workers suspected of “climate extremism” and report them to DOGE. This violated First Amendment protections and civil-service laws requiring neutrality and due-process protections.

February 8

Trump issued a memo encouraging states to criminalize certain forms of gender-affirming healthcare and promised federal support to any state that did. DOGE unlawfully contacted state agencies and began distributing federally protected data to support political initiatives. This action violated the anticommandeering doctrine and federal privacy law.

February 10

The administration announced the creation of an “Election Integrity Strike Force” that targeted voting-rights groups and attempted to seize protected voter data. This violated voting-rights statutes, civil-rights laws, and the Fourth Amendment.

Trump also issued pardons to crypto executives facing fraud charges, reinforcing the perception that personal loyalty and financial support could purchase presidential clemency.

February 12

Trump suspended federal funding for climate-disaster research, violating appropriations law and ignoring statutory requirements for mitigation planning. DOGE shut down certain federal scientific websites, blocking public access to climate data and research in violation of transparency and federal-records requirements.

February 13

Trump signed executive orders directing federal agencies to deny grants to organizations that included any form of diversity, equity, or inclusion programming. This violated statutory grant-eligibility protections and First Amendment limitations on viewpoint discrimination. Agencies were instructed to rewrite grant criteria without legal authority, bypassing the rulemaking process.

February 15

Trump intensified the tariff campaign, imposing additional duties on allies. He publicly framed tariffs as a way to “make other countries pay,” despite the economic reality that tariffs function as domestic taxes paid by American consumers and businesses. Economists warned of significant inflationary impact.

February 16

Trump replaced multiple career federal prosecutors with ideologically aligned appointees. DOGE removed access controls on prosecutorial data, enabling political appointees to monitor ongoing criminal cases. This violated separation-of-powers principles and the integrity of the justice system.

February 18

The administration issued a directive requiring federal agencies to use “patriotic procurement,” giving preference to companies run by political allies. This violated federal procurement law, competitive-bidding requirements, and anti-corruption statutes.

February 20

Trump reversed long-standing environmental protections and loosened pollution-control requirements without lawful rulemaking. He directed the EPA to disregard scientific recommendations on hazardous emissions. The actions violated the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and administrative-procedure requirements.

February 22

DOGE issued internal guidance claiming authority to compel disclosure of private financial data from federal employees under investigation for “disloyalty.” This guidance had no lawful basis and violated privacy statutes, civil-service protections, and constitutional safeguards against unreasonable searches.

February 24

Trump issued pardons to political allies involved in financial fraud, insider trading, and bribery offenses. These pardons bypassed DOJ review and continued the pattern of clemency tied to political or financial loyalty rather than justice.

February 26

The administration revoked multiple civil-rights enforcement actions initiated under prior administrations. Agencies were told to deprioritize investigations into discrimination in housing, education, and employment. This violated statutory enforcement mandates, including Title VII, Title IX, and the Fair Housing Act.

February 28

Trump unveiled a new “Patriots in Education” initiative directing schools to follow federal curriculum guidelines that promoted ideological content. Although the federal government lacks authority to mandate curriculum, Trump threatened to withhold federal education funds, violating the spending clause and overstepping constitutional limits on federal control of local education.

February 29

The month ended with DOGE announcing an expanded role in domestic surveillance, asserting authority to collect data on individuals suspected of ideological noncompliance. This violated privacy law, administrative authority limits, and constitutional protections against political targeting and unreasonable searches.

March 2025

March 1
Trump began March by expanding DOGE’s control over federal hiring. DOGE issued guidance asserting authority to review all prospective federal employees for “ideological reliability.” This violated long-standing civil-service rules designed to prevent political purges and ensure government neutrality. Agencies were pressured to rescind job offers to individuals flagged by DOGE for social-media activity or past political statements.

March 2
The administration directed the IRS to suspend audits of certain high-wealth donors and political allies. This violated statutory enforcement obligations and compromised the independence of the IRS. At the same time, DOGE initiated informal probes of perceived political opponents without following legal investigatory processes.

March 3
Trump attempted to reassign senior DOJ career officials to subordinate or irrelevant roles as retaliation for past actions he viewed as insufficiently loyal. These reassignments bypassed DOJ’s standard personnel oversight processes and violated civil-service protections. DOGE gained enhanced access to DOJ case-tracking systems in a way that further eroded prosecutorial independence.

March 5
Trump announced new restrictions on the dissemination of scientific information, requiring agency heads to submit planned publications, studies, or public statements for political review. This violated federal scientific-integrity policies and interfered with legally mandated transparency requirements. Several agencies privately objected, but DOGE pressured leadership to comply.

March 7
The administration issued a directive requiring federal agencies to identify “redundant” diversity-related positions for elimination. This encompassed roles related not only to DEI but also to civil-rights enforcement and accessibility compliance, violating statutory protections. DOGE drafted internal lists of personnel they recommended for removal.

March 8
Trump suspended enforcement of certain workplace-safety regulations, justifying the action as part of an effort to reduce “burdensome” rules. This contravened statutory OSHA requirements and administrative-procedure obligations. Worker-advocacy groups raised concerns that the suspension put employees in hazardous environments.

March 10
The administration declared that certain federal lands previously protected under environmental statutes would be opened for expedited fossil-fuel development. This violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act, and multiple public-lands laws requiring environmental review and consultation.

March 11
DOGE launched an internal database to track “nationalist alignment” among federal employees. The system used scraped social-media data and unverified reporting from political groups. This violated privacy statutes, record-keeping rules, and constitutional protections against political targeting.

March 12
Trump signed orders directing agencies to divert existing funding toward southern-border detention projects. Since Congress had appropriated no such funds, the diversion constituted a violation of the Impoundment Control Act and the Appropriations Clause. Agencies were instructed to repurpose unrelated funds, such as disaster-relief allocations.

March 14
The administration rolled back federal protections for LGBTQ+ workers in federal contracting. Trump directed agencies to redefine anti-discrimination clauses in ways inconsistent with Supreme Court precedent (Bostock), violating statutory protections under Title VII and federal contracting law.

March 15
Trump issued pardons to several individuals convicted of public-corruption, bribery, and financial-fraud offenses. Many of the pardoned individuals were prominent donors, political influencers, or associates from prior business dealings. The pardons bypassed the OPA review process entirely.

March 17
The administration removed multiple senior CDC researchers from leadership positions and replaced them with politically aligned appointees. This sidelined scientific expertise and violated public-health staffing requirements that mandate independent review and adherence to health-data protocols.

March 18
Trump instructed federal agencies to drop ongoing civil-rights enforcement cases involving discrimination in public education. DOJ’s Civil Rights Division objected to the directive, but leadership nevertheless halted several active investigations, violating statutory enforcement mandates.

March 20
The administration announced new “free-speech protections” on college campuses, but the policy primarily served to pressure universities into adopting ideologically driven speech rules. The directive violated statutory limits on federal intrusion into higher education and threatened to withhold research funding in violation of the spending clause.

March 21
DOGE executed unauthorized data-matching operations between federal personnel records and external political databases. This unprecedented merger violated privacy statutes, the Federal Records Act, and multiple security protocols.

March 23
Trump signed an executive order instructing federal agencies to suspend enforcement of environmental fines for major polluters. The EPA objected, noting that the order violated the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and delegated statutory authority. DOGE threatened administrative consequences for internal dissent.

March 25
The administration expanded its loyalty-based purges by removing senior officials in several agencies, including the EPA, Department of Labor, and Department of Education. These firings were executed without due process and in violation of civil-service law. Replacement personnel were selected for ideological alignment rather than competence.

March 27
DOGE issued directives encouraging federal agencies to use “expedited removal procedures” for employees deemed ideologically incompatible. This violated statutory removal protections and was widely interpreted as an attempt to intimidate career staff.

March 29
Trump issued new tariffs aimed at retaliating against countries that had criticized U.S. domestic political actions. These tariffs violated established trade statutes, lacked economic justification, and further inflamed global markets. Economists warned the measures risked triggering international trade disputes.

March 31
The month ended with Trump attempting to intervene directly in several ongoing federal antitrust investigations. He instructed political appointees to halt actions against certain corporations with close ties to his administration. This violated antitrust enforcement statutes, separation-of-powers norms, and the independence of federal regulatory agencies.

April 2025

April 1
Trump opened April by issuing an order directing federal agencies to eliminate what he termed “anti-American academic programs.” This vague directive was applied broadly across departments, including Education, State, Defense, and NIH. Agencies were instructed to audit federally funded programs for “ideological subversion,” a term with no legal definition. The order violated First Amendment academic-freedom protections, statutory grant requirements, and fundamental limitations on federal control of educational content.

April 2
DOGE announced a new internal surveillance program claiming authority to monitor federal-employee communications for signs of “insubordination” or “unpatriotic conduct.” This program drew from email metadata, social-media scraping, and unauthorized database merges. The initiative violated the Privacy Act, federal wiretap statutes, and long-standing prohibitions against political surveillance of government workers.

April 3
Trump suspended enforcement of multiple health-care regulations, including hospital-quality standards and Medicare compliance rules. The administration argued that the suspensions were intended to “reduce bureaucratic burden,” but the action violated statutory requirements under the Social Security Act and Administrative Procedure Act. Health-policy experts warned that this could compromise patient safety and disrupt Medicare and Medicaid systems.

April 4
The administration announced a plan to divert additional federal disaster-relief funds—already illegally repurposed earlier in the year—to border projects and ideological initiatives. Agencies were pressured to reclassify spending categories to disguise the unlawful diversions. This continued to violate the Impoundment Control Act and congressional appropriations authority.

April 6
Trump pardoned another group of high-profile white-collar offenders, including individuals convicted of securities fraud and public-corruption offenses. These pardons again bypassed DOJ review and appeared to reflect financial or political loyalty. Ethics experts noted that many of the pardoned individuals had connections to Trump’s private ventures or donated to political committees aligned with him.

April 7
DOGE initiated an “alignment review” of federal science agencies, targeting individuals suspected of resisting the administration’s policy directives. Scientists working on climate change, epidemiology, environmental regulation, and gender-related research were singled out. DOGE recommended removal or reassignment of several senior researchers, violating scientific-integrity rules and civil-service protections.

April 9
The administration ordered significant cuts to federal civil-rights enforcement budgets. DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, and HUD’s Fair Housing enforcement teams were all targeted. These cuts violated statutory mandates requiring enforcement of discrimination laws. Several ongoing investigations were suspended as a result.

April 10
Trump issued an executive order directing federal agencies to reevaluate contracts with media or technology companies he accused of “anti-American bias.” Agencies were instructed to consider political criteria when awarding or renewing contracts, violating federal procurement law, competitive-bidding requirements, and First Amendment protections against viewpoint discrimination.

April 12
DOGE illegally merged additional federal personnel databases, including medical clearance, immigration-status, and financial disclosure systems. Career officials warned that the combination of these datasets violated privacy and security rules and created enormous potential for abuse. The databases were used to compile ideological “risk profiles” of federal workers.

April 13
The administration announced an expansion of tariffs to additional categories of consumer goods. Economic advisers warned that the tariffs functioned as a tax on American households, but the administration framed them as “patriotic contributions.” Many economists argued that the measures violated trade statutes requiring consultation with Congress and adherence to national-security justifications.

April 15
Trump issued a directive instructing federal agencies to suspend enforcement of environmental-justice rules aimed at protecting marginalized communities from industrial pollution. Civil-rights organizations noted that the suspensions violated statutory requirements under NEPA and Title VI, as well as executive orders that have long guided environmental-justice enforcement.

April 17
The administration attempted to halt several federal lawsuits filed against it by issuing a memo claiming executive immunity from civil liability for policy decisions. The memo asserted extraordinarily broad immunities not recognized by the courts, violating separation-of-powers principles and existing precedent.

April 18
DOGE circulated internal memos encouraging federal agencies to identify nongovernmental organizations that were “obstructing patriotic policy implementation.” Agencies were encouraged to consider revoking grants or contracts from groups with positions inconsistent with the administration’s ideology. This violated statutes protecting nonprofit organizations from viewpoint-based discrimination in federal grants.

April 20
Trump ordered the termination of multiple environmental-monitoring programs, including some related to air-quality and water-safety oversight. These terminations violated statutory requirements for public reporting and endangered-species protections. Localities dependent on these monitoring programs warned of potential public-health risks.

April 22
The administration issued new restrictions on asylum processing, limiting eligibility far beyond statutory definitions. The move violated immigration law, court rulings, and due-process protections. Human-rights groups condemned the policy as unlawful and dangerous.

April 24
Trump publicly pressured the Federal Reserve to take monetary actions favorable to his trade policies, violating long-standing norms of central-bank independence. Though the Fed did not comply, the pressure itself threatened the perception of institutional neutrality.

April 25
The administration suspended enforcement of certain child-labor protections, framing the move as an effort to help businesses adapt to labor shortages. Labor-rights experts condemned the action as illegal under the Fair Labor Standards Act and a direct threat to vulnerable children.

April 27
DOGE introduced an internal ranking system that classified employees based on “ideological reliability,” “loyalty,” and “nationalist alignment.” The classification system had no legal basis and violated multiple civil-service, privacy, and labor statutes. It was widely believed to be a precursor for upcoming removals or reassignments.

April 29
The administration ordered federal agencies to withhold data from Congress on several oversight matters, including immigration detentions, environmental rulemaking, and DOJ prosecutorial decisions. This violated the separation of powers and long-standing statutory requirements for congressional reporting.

April 30
The month concluded with Trump attempting to intervene directly in federal regulatory decisions related to antitrust enforcement. Agencies were pressured to halt actions against corporations with personal or political ties to the administration. This violated antitrust law, agency-independence principles, and federal ethics rules.

May 2025

May 1
Trump opened May by announcing a directive requiring federal agencies to identify regulations that “inhibit nationalist economic growth.” Agencies were instructed to suspend or ignore rules that the administration considered obstacles to its economic agenda, regardless of statutory mandates. This violated administrative-procedure requirements and multiple regulatory-enforcement statutes, including those governing labor protections, environmental standards, and consumer safety.

May 2
DOGE initiated a nationwide data-collection initiative that involved scraping state-level databases and private-sector information without consent. The initiative sought to create a centralized pool of personal data for “risk analysis.” This violated privacy statutes, information-sharing agreements, and constitutional protections against unreasonable searches.

May 4
Trump issued pardons to several political allies convicted of tax fraud, bribery, and financial crimes. These pardons further entrenched the pattern of clemency tied to loyalty, money, and influence rather than justice or rehabilitation. DOJ personnel reiterated concerns about the erosion of the pardon process.

May 5
The administration suspended enforcement of environmental rules that required industrial facilities to disclose emissions and chemical-release data to the public. This violated the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and undermined oversight of hazardous materials.

May 7
Trump instructed federal agencies to reassess grants to states that did not support his immigration-enforcement initiatives. Agencies were pressured to reallocate funds away from states with leadership viewed as insufficiently supportive of the administration. This violated statutory spending rules and constitutional limits on coercive federal funding.

May 8
DOGE issued guidance asserting that it had the authority to discipline federal employees for “improper political orientation.” The guidance included vague criteria related to “negative morale,” “policy resistance,” and “ideological misalignment.” These actions violated civil-service rules, due-process protections, and First Amendment rights.

May 9
Trump announced sweeping cuts to federal scientific research programs, including climate science, epidemiology, and environmental monitoring. These cuts targeted programs that the administration claimed were “ideologically corrupted.” Many projects were halted midstream, violating appropriation requirements and data-retention statutes.

May 10
The administration issued an order requiring agencies to withdraw from certain international scientific collaborations, claiming national-security concerns. The move violated long-standing statutory mandates supporting global scientific partnerships and threatened ongoing projects related to climate modeling and public-health research.

May 12
Trump declared new tariffs on agricultural imports, claiming that foreign producers were “undermining American farmers.” The tariffs lacked economic justification and violated trade statutes requiring consultation with Congress. Analysts warned that the policies would raise food prices for U.S. consumers.

May 14
DOGE conducted personnel reshuffling across multiple agencies, demoting career officials involved in public-health, climate, or civil-rights enforcement. Many of the demotions appeared retaliatory rather than performance-based, violating civil-service and labor-law protections.

May 15
The administration instructed federal agencies to limit interactions with journalists from outlets it deemed “unpatriotic.” Reporters from several prominent news organizations were denied access to press briefings and agency events, violating First Amendment protections and federal transparency requirements.

May 17
Trump announced a new initiative encouraging states to adopt “patriotic education” programs and promised federal grants to compliant states, despite lacking authority to create conditional education funding without congressional approval. Civil-rights groups raised concerns about ideological indoctrination and illegal viewpoint discrimination.

May 18
DOGE expanded its unauthorized surveillance operations, claiming authority to collect data on individuals suspected of “anti-American activism.” This included academics, journalists, nonprofit organizations, and even local government officials. The surveillance violated constitutional rights and federal privacy statutes.

May 20
The administration ordered federal agencies to relax enforcement of workplace anti-discrimination laws, including Title VII protections. Agencies were instructed to deprioritize investigations related to gender, sexual orientation, race, and religion. This violated statutory mandates that require active civil-rights enforcement.

May 22
Trump imposed new restrictions on immigration processing, slowing lawful immigration pathways and instructing agencies to treat asylum claims with heightened skepticism regardless of evidence. Courts and legal experts noted that these changes violated due-process rights and existing immigration statutes.

May 24
The administration suspended enforcement of rules requiring transparency in federal contracting. This allowed politically connected companies to receive contracts without meaningful competition, violating federal procurement law and competitive-bidding requirements.

May 25
DOGE instituted a ranking system for state and local governments based on “compliance with federal nationalist policy objectives.” States receiving low rankings were threatened with reduced federal grants, violating constitutional limits on coercive federal funding.

May 27
Trump intervened in several federal criminal investigations involving donors and political allies, attempting to have charges reduced or dismissed. DOJ leadership objected, citing legal and ethical obligations, but some cases were slowed or halted through political pressure.

May 29
The administration halted enforcement of certain food-safety rules, claiming they were too burdensome for industry. This violated statutory requirements for inspections and public reporting and raised concerns about contamination and consumer welfare.

May 31
The month concluded with Trump directing agencies to cease cooperation with certain congressional oversight committees that had issued inquiries into administration actions. Agencies withheld documents and refused testimony, violating statutory oversight obligations and separation-of-powers principles.

June 2025

June 1
Trump began June by directing federal agencies to identify regulatory actions that “interfere with domestic energy dominance.” Agencies were instructed to suspend or ignore environmental regulations affecting oil, gas, and coal production, regardless of statutory mandates. This violated the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, NEPA, and administrative-procedure requirements. Environmental lawyers warned that the directive placed the U.S. in immediate violation of multiple binding consent decrees.

June 2
DOGE announced a new internal initiative to “streamline” federal personnel reviews. In practice, this meant bypassing established civil-service protections and enabling summary dismissal of employees deemed “uncooperative.” The initiative violated due-process rights, labor statutes, and the Privacy Act because DOGE merged several unauthorized data sources to produce its “reliability assessments.”

June 3
Trump ordered federal agencies to halt the enforcement of key provisions of the Affordable Care Act, particularly those related to nondiscrimination in health care. This was done without congressional approval or rulemaking, violating both the ACA and administrative-procedure requirements. Civil-rights advocates warned that the move endangered protections for LGBTQ+ patients and individuals with disabilities.

June 4
The administration suspended federal oversight of certain bank-lending practices, including anti-redlining protections under the Community Reinvestment Act. Financial-regulation experts noted that this action directly contradicted statutory mandates requiring banks to serve all communities fairly. Consumer-protection groups warned of immediate discriminatory impacts.

June 5
Trump issued pardons to several individuals convicted of money laundering, campaign-finance violations, and cryptocurrency fraud. Many of these individuals were donors or ideological allies. DOJ officials reiterated concerns that the clemency process had become purely transactional.

June 7
DOGE expanded its “alignment monitoring” program by requiring agencies to submit lists of employees who had expressed views deemed “contrary to national priorities.” This violated First Amendment rights and civil-service neutrality rules. Agencies quietly resisted, but DOGE threatened to block promotions or merit increases.

June 9
The administration blocked federal grants to research institutions conducting studies involving climate change, gender identity, or reproductive health. This violated congressional appropriations directives requiring that funds be distributed based on scientific merit rather than political criteria.

June 10
Trump imposed additional tariffs on European imports, further straining relationships with U.S. allies. Economists warned that the escalating tariff regime continued to function as a tax on American consumers and businesses. European nations threatened retaliatory measures, increasing the risk of a trade conflict.

June 12
DOGE issued internal guidance allowing political appointees to review pending federal enforcement actions against certain industries. This violated long-standing norms protecting independent enforcement decisions and broke statutory firewalls meant to prevent political interference in regulatory matters.

June 13
The administration ordered a halt to the enforcement of certain housing-discrimination cases under the Fair Housing Act. HUD investigators were told to deprioritize complaints involving racial discrimination, LGBTQ+ discrimination, or family-status discrimination, despite statutory obligations to investigate them.

June 14
Trump delivered a speech demanding that universities adopt “patriotic curricula” and threatening to revoke federal research funding for institutions that refused to comply. This violated constitutional limits on federal intrusion into higher education and First Amendment protections for academic freedom.

June 15
DOGE began circulating internal lists of journalists, academics, and nonprofit leaders identified as “hostile to the national agenda.” Agencies were informally encouraged to deny these individuals interviews, access, and public data. This violated the First Amendment and statutory transparency requirements for federal agencies.

June 17
The administration announced it would withdraw from several international environmental agreements, citing sovereignty concerns. These withdrawals violated statutory consultation requirements and risked destabilizing global climate-coordination efforts.

June 18
Trump ordered agencies to deny certain categories of asylum claims entirely, despite statutory definitions requiring individualized adjudication. Immigration judges reported receiving informal pressure to reject cases regardless of merit.

June 20
DOGE gained expanded access to state law-enforcement databases through informal, and likely unlawful, interagency data-sharing agreements. Civil-liberties groups warned of a growing national-level surveillance apparatus with no legal oversight.

June 22
Trump suspended enforcement of specific workplace-safety rules involving chemical exposure, arguing they hindered economic growth. This violated OSHA’s statutory mandate to protect workers. Labor unions warned that the suspension placed workers at serious risk of injury or death.

June 24
The administration continued to intervene in ongoing DOJ investigations involving political donors. Senior prosecutors reported political pressure to drop or delay cases involving financial crimes and corruption. The interference violated separation-of-powers norms and statutory independence principles.

June 26
Trump directed federal agencies to reduce or eliminate funding for NGOs providing legal assistance to immigrants or refugees. This violated statutory grant requirements and directly impeded due-process rights guaranteed to asylum seekers.

June 28
DOGE began circulating internal notices encouraging agencies to use expedited removal procedures for employees “misaligned with nationalist objectives.” This violated statutory civil-service protections and was widely interpreted as the beginning of mass purges.

June 30
The month ended with Trump once again attempting to intervene in federal regulatory actions, this time involving antitrust and consumer-protection enforcement. Agencies were pressured to soften or halt actions against corporations aligned with the administration, violating federal competition law and the independence of regulatory bodies.

July 2025

July 1
July opened with Trump directing federal agencies to suspend enforcement of several consumer-protection regulations, including rules governing deceptive business practices. The FTC was pressured to deprioritize investigations into fraud cases, especially those involving companies or individuals aligned with the administration. This violated statutory mandates requiring impartial consumer-protection enforcement.

July 2
DOGE expanded its unlawful data-merging program. This time, it folded federal personnel records together with outside political-donor databases, enabling scrutiny of employees’ personal political history. The merger violated the Privacy Act, federal-records rules, and constitutional protections against political targeting.

July 3
Trump ordered agencies to withhold certain categories of economic data from the public, including reports related to tariff impacts and inflation. The administration claimed the data was “misleading,” but economists warned that withholding such information violated federal transparency laws and impeded proper market functioning.

July 4
During Independence Day events, Trump announced a new initiative requiring federal contractors to sign “patriotic certification forms” attesting to support for the administration’s national priorities. Contractors who refused were threatened with exclusion from federal bids. This violated procurement laws and First Amendment protections against compelled political speech.

July 6
DOGE issued new guidance authorizing agencies to discipline employees for “undermining national objectives” via personal social-media use—even when such speech occurred off duty. This violated civil-service protections, First Amendment rights, and long-standing rules limiting political oversight of personal expression.

July 7
The administration froze funding for environmental-monitoring programs related to wildfire risk and water-quality testing. Agencies were instructed to reallocate funds toward nationalist manufacturing projects instead. This violated congressional appropriations and endangered public-safety systems reliant on timely data.

July 8
Trump announced another round of mass pardons, including individuals convicted of bank fraud, bribery, and large-scale financial crimes. Many were known donors or influential figures connected to the administration’s political networks. The mass clemency continued to bypass DOJ review entirely.

July 9
DOGE targeted federal employees in the Department of Labor, claiming they were “resistant to the administration’s deregulatory agenda.” Several senior officials were reassigned or demoted without due-process protections, violating civil-service law. Internal morale collapsed as employees feared politically motivated retaliation.

July 10
Trump directed the Department of Education to pressure universities to allow political groups aligned with the administration preferential access to campus facilities and funding. This violated federal education statutes, First Amendment principles governing public universities, and basic norms of academic neutrality.

July 12
The administration issued a directive suspending federal oversight of industrial-accident reporting. Companies were told to self-audit without mandatory disclosure requirements. This violated occupational-safety statutes, environmental-reporting laws, and emergency-preparedness rules.

July 14
DOGE circulated a memo recommending “patriotic reclassification” of federal budget categories, allowing agencies to divert funding toward nationalist projects even when Congress had earmarked funds for unrelated purposes. This violated the Impoundment Control Act and appropriations law.

July 15
Trump claimed unilateral authority to block federal courts from reviewing certain executive actions related to immigration and national security. He ordered DOJ to argue that courts lacked jurisdiction to review his directives. Legal scholars condemned this as an unconstitutional attempt to undermine judicial review.

July 17
The administration halted implementation of consent decrees involving police-misconduct oversight. DOJ was instructed to stop negotiating or enforcing agreements with cities accused of civil-rights violations. This violated statutory obligations under the Civil Rights Act and undermined ongoing reform efforts.

July 18
DOGE obtained new access to federal travel-tracking data, including passport movement records. This access was used to generate internal “mobility risk scores” for federal employees. The program had no statutory basis and violated privacy laws and constitutional protections against unreasonable searches.

July 20
Trump imposed additional tariffs on Asian and European goods, escalating trade tensions. Economists warned that the cumulative tariff burden was significantly increasing costs for American households. The administration dismissed concerns and framed tariffs as “patriotic taxes.”

July 22
DOGE launched a new initiative targeting nonprofit organizations involved in civil-rights, environmental, or immigration-related activities. Agencies were instructed to reevaluate the grant eligibility of these organizations. The move violated statutory protections for nonprofits and attempted to impose ideological tests on federal funding.

July 23
The administration suspended enforcement of labor-standards rules governing wage theft. Employers accused of withholding pay were given leniency, violating the Fair Labor Standards Act and harming low-income workers. Labor organizations condemned the move as a direct attack on worker protections.

July 25
Trump issued orders limiting the ability of federal agencies to cooperate with international criminal investigations unless foreign governments first pledged support for the administration’s geopolitical agenda. This violated longstanding treaties and norms governing global law-enforcement cooperation.

July 27
DOGE placed federal employees on “ideological monitoring lists” based on their perceived reluctance to support the administration. Some employees faced disciplinary actions without evidence of misconduct. The lists violated civil-service statutes, privacy laws, and constitutional rights.

July 29
The administration attempted to halt multiple investigations into antitrust violations involving corporations aligned with Trump. Regulators were pressured to soften enforcement decisions or abandon pending cases altogether, violating antitrust law and agency independence.

July 31
The month ended with Trump directing federal agencies to reduce data-sharing with congressional oversight committees, refusing to comply with document requests or subpoenas. This violated statutory oversight obligations and represented a direct challenge to separation-of-powers norms.

August 2025

August 1
Trump began August by directing federal agencies to suspend enforcement of certain civil-rights protections in federal contracting. This included rules preventing discrimination based on race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation. Agencies were told to “exercise discretion” when evaluating violations—effectively meaning no enforcement at all. The directive violated Title VII, Title IX, and long-standing federal contracting requirements.

August 2
DOGE launched a new “national workforce review” that required agencies to submit detailed ideological profiles of employees in policy-making positions. The review relied on unauthorized data scraped from social media, campaign-donor databases, and internal personnel files. It violated the Privacy Act, civil-service rules, and constitutional protections against political retaliation.

August 3
Trump suspended enforcement of federal rules restricting financial conflicts of interest within regulatory agencies. Political appointees with industry ties were allowed to oversee matters involving former employers or clients. This violated federal ethics laws and Office of Government Ethics (OGE) regulations.

August 4
The administration announced a halt to enforcement of certain clean-water protections, including those requiring industrial facilities to report pollutants discharged into waterways. Environmental groups warned that the action violated the Clean Water Act and endangered public health in several municipalities.

August 5
Trump issued pardons for several individuals convicted of insider trading, securities fraud, and corruption-related crimes. Many had personal or business ties to wealthy donors. The pattern of politically connected clemency continued to bypass DOJ review.

August 7
DOGE initiated a “border security data enhancement” program, merging immigration files with unrelated federal databases. Public-interest groups warned that the move appeared to be part of a broader attempt to create a national political-surveillance apparatus. The data merging violated privacy statutes, information-security rules, and multiple federal court orders.

August 8
The administration pressured the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to offset economic disruptions as tariffs continued to drive up consumer prices. Economists condemned the pressure as a violation of central-bank independence. The Federal Reserve declined to comply but faced public attacks from the administration.

August 10
Trump halted enforcement of certain workplace-safety protections related to heat exposure, chemical hazards, and confined-space risks. This violated OSHA’s statutory mandate. Labor advocates warned that workers in high-risk industries—including agriculture, warehousing, and construction—would face increased danger.

August 12
DOGE expanded its campaign targeting nonprofit organizations. Agencies were instructed to classify civil-rights and environmental groups as “foreign-influenced” based on tenuous or unrelated funding connections. This violated laws governing nonprofit eligibility and represented an attempt to intimidate ideological opponents.

August 13
The administration issued directives limiting cooperation between federal agencies and international humanitarian groups assisting migrants. The policies violated long-standing treaties and federal refugee-protection statutes. Advocacy groups warned that the directives endangered lives and violated international law.

August 14
Trump ordered agencies to reinterpret “public charge” rules in a way that made it nearly impossible for many immigrants to qualify for visas or lawful permanent residence, regardless of their economic self-sufficiency. The reinterpretation violated statutory provisions and multiple federal court rulings.

August 15
DOGE announced that it had developed “loyalty benchmarks” for federal employees. Agencies were instructed to incorporate these benchmarks into performance reviews—despite having no legal basis for doing so. This violated civil-service rules and the First Amendment.

August 17
Trump suspended enforcement of fair-lending protections under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and related statutes. Banks were encouraged to “exercise patriotic discretion” in lending practices, which experts warned would lead to discriminatory outcomes.

August 18
The administration halted environmental-impact reviews for several major infrastructure projects, in violation of NEPA and other federal statutes requiring scientific and public-comment procedures. Agencies were told to “prioritize completion over compliance.”

August 20
DOGE pressured federal agencies to fire or demote employees who had publicly criticized administration policies, regardless of whether the speech was constitutionally protected. This violated civil-service protections and the First Amendment.

August 21
Trump imposed another round of tariffs—this time on imported consumer electronics—further increasing economic pressure on American households. Economists warned of severe inflationary effects.

August 22
The administration announced that certain categories of scientific publications could not be released without DOGE review. This effectively imposed a political litmus test on federally funded research and violated scientific-integrity rules and federal open-records laws.

August 24
DOGE created an unauthorized program to track communications between journalists and government employees. The initiative used metadata from agency communications systems to identify potential whistleblowers. It violated federal wiretap laws, the Privacy Act, and constitutional protections for the press.

August 25
Trump suspended enforcement of election-security guidelines issued by CISA. States were told these guidelines were optional, which election-security experts warned increased the risk of foreign interference and domestic election sabotage.

August 26
The administration issued directives instructing agencies to ignore certain court orders related to immigration enforcement and environmental regulation. Failure to comply with binding court orders violated the Constitution and threatened a constitutional crisis.

August 27
DOGE circulated a list of “restricted individuals”—journalists, academics, and government critics—who were to be denied access to federal events, data, and credentialed press areas. This violated the First Amendment and statutory open-access requirements.

August 29
Trump attempted to redirect funds congressionally allocated for disaster relief to build additional detention facilities along the southern border. This violated the Impoundment Control Act and congressional spending authority.

August 31
The month ended with Trump intervening in antitrust matters for the third time in four months. He attempted to block enforcement actions against corporations aligned with his political agenda. This violated the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and fundamental principles of regulatory independence.

September 2025

September 1
Trump began September by instructing federal agencies to suspend enforcement of wage-and-hour protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Employers accused of wage theft were given broad leniency, and agencies were told not to pursue new investigations. Labor advocates warned this violated statutory mandates and created incentives for widespread abuse.

September 2
DOGE expanded its unlawful surveillance program by merging federal personnel files with private financial data purchased from brokers. The administration claimed this was necessary to identify “foreign-influenced employees,” but the merger violated the Privacy Act, fair-credit reporting laws, and constitutional protections against unreasonable searches.

September 3
Trump ordered the suspension of key disability-rights protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including requirements for public accommodations and federal program accessibility. Disability advocates condemned the move as illegal and dangerous, violating statutory mandates that cannot be suspended unilaterally.

September 4
The administration directed the Department of Education to restrict federal funding for universities that allowed student protests perceived as critical of the administration. This violated the First Amendment, statutory limits on federal control of higher education, and long-standing protections for campus free expression.

September 5
DOGE issued an internal directive requiring agencies to categorize employees by “loyalty tier.” These tiers became the basis for promotions, disciplinary actions, and access to sensitive information. This violated civil-service law, due-process protections, and constitutional safeguards against political coercion.

September 6
Trump intervened in antitrust enforcement once again, demanding that regulators halt actions against a telecommunications company whose executives had made large donations to his political committees. Regulators objected, but the administration applied pressure through politically appointed leadership.

September 7
The administration suspended enforcement of federal rules governing industrial emissions of hazardous pollutants. This violated the Clean Air Act and placed several communities at heightened risk. EPA scientists warned of immediate public-health consequences.

September 8
DOGE instructed federal agencies to gather personal information about individuals applying for public benefits, alleging that doing so would prevent fraud. The directives required collecting data unrelated to eligibility, violating privacy rules and due-process protections.

September 9
Trump ordered agencies to withhold climate-data reports scheduled for public release. Analysts warned that lack of access to real-time climate information jeopardized disaster preparedness and violated statutory transparency requirements.

September 10
The administration issued another round of pardons to politically connected individuals, including several facing bribery and corruption charges. As usual, these pardons bypassed DOJ review and continued the trend of clemency for wealthy supporters.

September 11
DOGE launched a program requiring federal agencies to track employees’ attendance at political events. This program had no legal basis and violated the First Amendment, the Privacy Act, and multiple civil-service statutes. Employees expressed fear of retaliation for private political activities.

September 12
Trump ordered agencies to suspend enforcement of environmental-justice rules requiring that industrial facilities undergo special scrutiny when located near disadvantaged communities. This violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and federal environmental statutes.

September 13
The administration directed that grants to state and local governments be reevaluated based on “alignment with national objectives.” Officials warned that this violated appropriations law and represented a coercive abuse of federal funding authority.

September 14
DOGE dramatically expanded its access to immigration data, merging it with internal political-risk scoring systems. Civil-rights groups warned that the program resembled ideological profiling and violated multiple federal statutes.

September 15
Trump ordered federal agencies to weaken enforcement of voting-rights protections. DOJ’s Civil Rights Division was instructed to deprioritize cases involving voter suppression, redistricting abuses, and discriminatory election practices. This violated statutory mandates under the Voting Rights Act.

September 17
The administration announced that it would suspend participation in several international anti-corruption initiatives. Ethics experts warned that this undermined global efforts to combat money laundering and bribery, and signaled the administration’s increasing tolerance of corruption.

September 18
DOGE circulated lists of “restricted journalists,” prohibiting them from accessing federal briefings, data portals, or events. This violated the First Amendment and federal transparency requirements. Several agencies quietly expressed concern but complied under pressure.

September 19
Trump instructed agencies to halt enforcement of federal rules governing consumer financial protection, including those overseen by the CFPB. Debt-collection abuses, predatory lending, and deceptive practices surged, particularly affecting low-income individuals. The directive violated statutory mandates requiring federal oversight.

September 20
The administration issued new tariffs targeting South American and European exporters, escalating global trade tensions. Economists warned that the continued tariff expansion risked triggering global supply-chain disruptions and severe inflationary pressures in the U.S.

September 21
DOGE created a “public influence index” that rated NGOs, nonprofits, and community organizations based on perceived ideological alignment with administration policies. Groups with low scores were flagged for potential funding cuts, violating federal grant statutes.

September 22
Trump suspended federal cooperation with international human-rights observers, claiming they were biased against the U.S. This violated long-standing treaty commitments and reduced transparency in areas involving immigration, detention conditions, and use-of-force oversight.

September 24
The administration instructed federal agencies to weaken enforcement of disability protections in public housing. HUD investigators were told to deprioritize ADA and fair-housing compliance, violating statutory mandates.

September 26
DOGE issued internal directives encouraging agencies to develop “accelerated removal pathways” for employees marked as “low-loyalty.” This lacked legal authority and violated civil-service rules, labor protections, and due-process rights.

September 27
Trump intervened again in antitrust enforcement, this time pressuring regulators to drop an investigation into a media conglomerate aligned with his administration. This undermined fundamental principles of regulatory independence.

September 28
The administration declared that certain categories of federal data—including information on migrant detentions, industrial pollution, and inflation—could be released only with White House approval. This violated transparency laws and impeded public access to critical information.

September 29
DOGE expanded its “ideological monitoring” program to include contractors, vendors, and grantees. Organizations with staff deemed “insufficiently aligned” risked losing federal funding, violating procurement law, grant statutes, and constitutional rights.

September 30
The month concluded with Trump directing federal agencies to ignore new congressional subpoenas related to immigration, environmental regulation, and civil-service purges. Agencies were ordered not to comply, directly violating statutory oversight obligations and escalating the constitutional confrontation between the executive branch and Congress.

October 2025

October 6
Trump sent the National Guard to Chicago against the wishes of the Illinois governor. Deploying military forces to a state without gubernatorial approval violated long-standing constitutional and statutory limits on federal authority, mirroring earlier unlawful deployments in other jurisdictions.

October 11
Lindsay Halligan, a Trump loyalist handpicked to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey, sent legal journalist and Legal Eagle contributor Anna Bower an unexpected Signal message. In between chastising Bower for her reporting, Halligan teased information about grand-jury proceedings involving Comey—an alarming breach of prosecutorial ethics and federal criminal-procedure rules. Her use of Signal with auto-deleting messages also violated federal-records laws.

October 15
Trump’s team planned an IRS overhaul aimed at pursuing left-leaning groups. This represented a blatant violation of First Amendment protections against viewpoint-based retaliation and contradicted the IRS’s statutory obligations for nonpartisan enforcement.

October 16
Trump directed that military expenses be paid using research and development funds despite the government shutdown. This diversion violated the Constitution’s appropriations requirements and the Anti-Deficiency Act’s prohibition on spending money not duly authorized by Congress.

October 17
Trump commuted the sentence of former Republican Congressman George Santos, widely regarded as a serial liar and grifter. The clemency bypassed normal review and reflected continued favoritism toward politically connected offenders.

October 21
Reports surfaced that Trump tried to force the Department of Justice to pay him $230 million for the costs of his own prosecution. Such a demand constituted an extraordinary conflict of interest and, if approved by DOJ officials, would violate federal ethics rules and fall far outside the scope of the Federal Tort Claims Act.

October 23
Trump expanded his unauthorized targeted-killing campaign, ordering lethal strikes on a vessel in the Pacific that killed five people, including civilians and alleged drug traffickers. These killings lacked any adjudication or legal basis—murder remains illegal under U.S. and international law.

On the same day, Trump illegally ordered the demolition of the historic East Wing of the White House and accepted private gifts to help fund the work. Congress had not appropriated money for the project, making the expenditure an additional violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act.

Also on October 23, Trump’s DOJ indicted Democratic congressional candidate Kate Abu[ghazaleh] for her involvement in a protest at a federal immigration facility near Chicago. Critics described the indictment as politically motivated retaliation.

October 24
Trump accepted an anonymous $130 million donation to circumvent congressional control during the government shutdown. Accepting private money to fund government operations violated the Anti-Deficiency Act and undermined congressional power of the purse.

Later that day, Trump ordered another lethal boat strike in the Caribbean, killing six more people. By this point, Trump had ordered approximately ten such strikes with a cumulative death toll of around 64; all constituted extrajudicial killings.

October 25
Trump appeared to be initiating military conflict with Venezuela without congressional authorization, violating the Constitution’s requirement that Congress approve acts of war.

Also on October 25, Trump declared he would send his own personnel to “monitor” elections in California and New Jersey—an act widely viewed as unlawful voter intimidation and a violation of both federal election law and the Voting Rights Act.

October 28
Trump’s DOJ placed two prosecutors on administrative leave after they noted in a memo that a man who threatened former President Obama had reposted one of Trump’s Truth Social posts that contained Obama’s address. The suspensions were viewed as retaliatory punishment for factual reporting.

October 31
The administration published a rule restricting public-interest student-loan forgiveness for anyone deemed to be working for “political enemies.” This introduced an unconstitutional viewpoint-based criterion into federal loan policy and violated statutory loan-forgiveness provisions.

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November 2025

November 3
Trump sat for an interview with 60 Minutes, which was heavily edited—likely at his request—after he previously sued the network for broadcasting an edited interview with Vice President Harris. The prior lawsuit itself had constituted a First Amendment violation, as presidents cannot use state power to punish news organizations for editorial decisions.

November 4
Trump stated that he planned to ignore a judge’s order requiring the administration to pay out SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. Refusing to comply would constitute contempt of court.

Also on November 4, Trump faced a lawsuit alleging months of inhumane conditions at an ICE facility in Illinois. Courts and advocates had repeatedly documented the violations, which infringed due-process rights and violated the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

November 10
Trump issued pardons to multiple allies implicated in the scheme to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani. These pardons continued the pattern of shielding political loyalists from accountability for serious offenses.

November 16
Trump ordered yet another lethal strike in the Eastern Pacific. At this point, the estimated number of people killed by such unauthorized strikes had risen to approximately 83. The pattern reflected systematic unlawful killings.

November 17
Trump threatened to launch military strikes against Mexico, despite Congress having granted no authorization for war. Such threats risked violating both domestic and international law.

November 18
Congresswoman Summer Lee launched an investigation into the administration’s decisions to drop federal investigations into corporations such as Boeing and other politically connected CEOs. A Public Citizen investigation revealed that thirty corporations facing federal probes had donated a combined $29.5 million to Trump’s inauguration fund.

On the same day, news broke that the Trump administration had intervened to protect accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate. Federal authorities were chastised for seizing electronic devices belonging to Tate and his brother and were ordered to return them—an extraordinary interference in an ongoing investigation.

Also on November 18, Trump publicly threatened ABC’s broadcast license after a reporter asked him about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. This constituted an abuse of power and a violation of the First Amendment.

November 19
News emerged that Lindsay Halligan and the DOJ had never actually presented the indictment of James Comey to a grand jury—suggesting that even their politically motivated prosecution attempts were procedurally defective.

November 20
Democratic lawmakers who were military veterans released a public message reminding service members that they have a duty to refuse illegal orders. In response, Trump made a series of threatening Truth Social posts calling for these members of Congress to be punished with death for “seditious conduct.” Such statements would normally trigger criminal investigation for terroristic threats or incitement, but claims of presidential immunity prevented accountability.

Following Trump’s posts, the Pentagon launched a retaliatory investigation into Senator Mark Kelly, an extraordinary act of political retribution involving the military.