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To keep loyalists at the helm of U.S. attorneys’ offices, President Trump and the Justice Department are exploiting loopholes and making extraordinary claims of presidential power that legal experts warn circumvent the appointment processes laid out by the Constitution and federal statutes.
From the Justice Department to the most peripheral federal agencies, Trump and his political appointees are weaponizing the bureaucracy to go after hundreds of the president’s political opponents and public officials who attempt to hold him accountable.
The recent actions of Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, serve as examples of how the Trump administration is weaponizing even the most peripheral parts of the government to go after the president’s opponents.
Recently revealed letters that Attorney General Pam Bondi sent to U.S. tech giants show Trump believes he can arbitrarily exempt companies from federal laws he doesn’t like — a monarchical assertion of power that threatens the rule of law, legal experts warn.
El Salvador’s recent disclosure to the U.N. undermines a key position DOJ lawyers have taken while defending Trump’s Alien Enemies Act removals and appears to contradict what senior Trump officials have told federal judges in sworn declarations.
The Supreme Court’s decision last week to curtail nationwide injunctions has forced those challenging President Donald Trump’s authoritarian power grab to explore other legal avenues.
In federalizing the California National Guard over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom, Trump is asserting broad powers that could be used against any state, legal scholars and national security experts told Democracy Docket.
Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has made almost daily sweeping but dubious claims of power that threaten fundamental principles, like the right to due process, the separation of powers and free and fair elections.
Since his inauguration, President Donald Trump has many times outlined his extreme vision for U.S. elections.
The D.C. District Court has handed President Donald Trump three losses in a row by ruling that he violated federal laws in firing the heads or board members of independent agencies. But the legal battle over the dismissals is just beginning.
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