This posts documents many of the abuses of executive power by the Trump Administration.
“1939 Germany”
Criminal and/or Impeachable Acts
- Trafficking people under U.S. jurisdiction to foreign concentration camps, in defiance of Supreme Court (Garcia & others) NYT
- Impounding hundreds of billions in Congressionally allocated funds (USAID, NIH, DOE, NOAA, etc.) ProPublica
- Leaking active war plans (twice) NPR, Atlantic
- Deportation of lawful residents for political speech (Khalil & others) AP
- Attempted removal of citizenship from individuals born in the U.S. (14th amendment) Executive Order
- DOGE accessing, controlling, and leaking sensitive data (SSA, IRS, Treasury) Wired
- Stock market manipulation and insider trading with tariff decisions CNBC
- Arresting WI judge for not cooperating with a federal immigration investigation CNN
- Selling personal dinners in exchange for DJT crypto meme coin purchases Reuters
- Deportation of young sick children, who are citizens of the U.S. BBC
- Arresting Democratic Mayor of Newark, NJ for peacefully protesting CNN
“5+ Alarm Fire”
Unprecedented Policy with Deadly and Destabilizing Effects
- Withdrawing monetary and military aid to allies (Ukraine, USAID, etc.) Human Rights Watch
- Abuse of emergency powers to implement obscene global tariffs Krugman
- Mass firings of government employees (Nuclear Security, FAA, GSA, NPS, NASA, etc.) Wired
- Attacks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion USA Today
- Vilification of and removal of healthcare for trans people ACLU
- Sham investigation into vaccine safety ABC
- Extorting law firms for personal financial benefit MSNBC
- Leaving the Paris Agreement and WHO European Parliament
- Firing Inspectors General PBS
- Promoting and passing federal voter suppression laws (SAVE act) MSNBC
- Banning organizations from the White House press pool and choosing press representatives AP
- Sweeping rollback of EPA regulations Climate Action Campaign
- Censoring scientific studies for referencing LGBTQ+, DEI, gender, and other subjects NYT
- Selling swaths of federal land to oligarchs Center for Biological Diversity
- Stopping enforcement of bribery of foreign officials CBS
- Pardoning J6 domestic terrorists NPR
- Rescinding tax exempt status of select private universities BBC
- Attempted repeal of Civil Rights Act Executive Order
- Deportation of child citizens with cancer Rolling Stone
“Credible Threats”
Dangerous Rhetoric with Likelihood of Escalation
- Trafficking citizens to foreign concentration camps CNN
- Invasion of Canada, Greenland, Panama, Gaza CNN
- Seeking a third term FOX
- Leaving NATO AP
- Southern border “emergency” lawless zone AP
- Defunding NPR and PBS
- $6T in additional tax cuts for large corporations and top 1% MSN
- National asylum ban National Immigration Justice Center
- Converting U.S. gold reserve to Bitcoin Yahoo
- Nazi salutes, phrases, and other rhetoric Guardian
Summary articles:
Trump’s First Hundred Days (Center for American Progress)
The rapid remaking of a nation, in 100 days (BBC)
All of the Trump Administration’s Major Moves in the First 100 100 Days (NYT)
Images and Aesthetics of Fascism:
Jack Gruber, USA TODAY
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