Tracking presidential actions and other news.
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Special Counsel Jack Smith Asks Court to Vacate Deadlines and Calendar in Trump I Jan. 6 Prosecution.
Trump II DOJ Deletes Webpage With Details on Jan 6 Prosecutions. Link toscrubbed page.
Trump II Halts Pending Environmental Litigation, Shuffles Lawyers and Staff Out of DOJ Environment Law Department.
Trump II Fires DOJ Career Attorneys Connected to Trump Prosecutions. Source in article notes this is not legal.
Amid Flurry of Policy Memos, Trump II AG Directs DOJ to Criminalize DEIA Policies in the Private Sector. Additional Memos.
Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Directs DOJ to review current FCPA investigations and undertake no new ones for 180 days.
Acting AUSA, Two Others Resign Over Dismissal of NYC Mayor Adams’s Federal Corruption Suit.
DOJ Drops Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit Against Musk’s SpaceX. Dismissal is “with prejudice” and the case can’t be refiled. The Biden DOJ alleged SpaceX discriminated against non-citizens.
Trump II Shuts Down DOJ Police Misconduct Database.
3/1/2025: EO:Addressing the Threat to National Security of the Import Timber, Lumber. Directs the Commerce Dept. to investigate whether lumber imports from Canada, Brazil, others pose a national security threat due to dumping and other market manipulation.
3/6/2025: EO:Addressing the Risk From Perkins Coie, LLP. Suspends security clearances for the law firm’s employees, citing involvement in the “Steele dossier” during the 2016 election and its hiring practices. Mandates a review of the firm’s federal contracts and a review of DEI practices within major law firms.
Trump II National Security Officials Include Journalist in Text Group Discussing Secret War Plans.
The order directs the Attorney General to immediately sign a grant of clemency for Devon Archer, who was involved in the case United States v. Archer, l:16-cr-371. The Attorney General is also directed to declare that this action is being performed on behalf of the President.
President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Carlos Watson, former CEO of Ozy Media, who had been convicted of fraud for misleading investors about the company’s finances. He also granted clemency to Trevor Milton, the founder of Nikola Motors convicted of securities and wire fraud, and to the co-founders and a former employee of the crypto exchange BitMEX, who had pleaded guilty to violating anti-money laundering laws.
The U.S. attorney announced the formation of the "Homelessness Fraud and Corruption Task Force. It will investigate "waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption" associated with funds allocated to eradicate homelessness in southern California.
The order directs federal agencies to address perceived security risks at Harvard University, specifically relating to foreign students' misconduct and the university's alleged non-compliance with federal law. It highlights that Harvard has reportedly refused to provide information requested by the Department of Homeland Security about foreign students' illegal activities. The order also mentions that Harvard has received significant funding from foreign sources, including over $150 million from China in the past decade, and has been involved in activities that could potentially aid China's military modernization.
The order directs the Counsel to the President and the Attorney General to investigate allegations concerning the use of an autopen for signing executive actions during President Biden's term. The investigation will focus on whether there was a deliberate attempt to hide Biden's alleged cognitive decline and unconstitutionally exercise Presidential authority. It will also scrutinize the circumstances surrounding the execution of numerous executive actions, including the use of the autopen for policy documents, executive orders, and clemency grants.
The order directs federal agencies to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to improve diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies for pediatric cancer. The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other officials, will focus on accelerating AI-driven solutions at the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI), which receives $50 million in funding annually for 10 years. The order also instructs these agencies to increase investment in pediatric cancer research, encourage private sector use of advanced technologies, and ensure AI innovation is integrated into current work on interoperability for electronic health record and claims data.