President Trump Actively Destroys the Rule of Law He Claims to Be Restoring
WASHINGTON — Today, President Trump will claim he is working hard to restore law and order in the United States, while he actively and blatantly violates the law, undermines the U.S. Constitution in countless ways, and attacks the men and women who patriotically serve their country in the Department of Justice.
In advance of President Trump’s speech at the Department of Justice, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Grace Meng (NY-06) highlight how the Trump Administration is already violating the law.
“President Trump began breaking the law on day one of his term, and immediately pardoned hundreds of violent criminals upon taking office. The Trump Administration is breaking the law and undermining the Constitution every day by illegally stealing funds for the programs that help American families and businesses, firing career civil servants without cause, and dismantling agencies created by acts of Congress. If President Trump wants to restore trust, he should get back to addressing the cost of living and not overturning existing trade agreements which help American workers,” said House Appropriations Committee Ranking Members Rosa DeLauro (CT-03).
“From the first day his second term began, the President has continuously undermined the Constitution and made Americans feel less safe. From firing public servants to dissolving federal agencies and taking taxpayer money from our communities, the Administration has violated the law time and time again. Restoring law and order starts with respecting the Rule of Law itself and the sacredness of our Constitution. This Administration has failed to do so since day one,” said Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Ranking Member Grace Meng (NY-06).
If the President is truly committed to law and order, here are examples of lawless and reckless actions and other actions that undermine law and order that he should immediately rectify and reverse:
- Impoundment of congressionally-appropriated funds at numerous federal agencies, in violation of federal law
- Firing of dozens of experienced federal prosecutors
- Firing of thousands of other federal professionals in violation of the law, and the initiation of government-wide plans for further firings
- Firing of 17 Inspectors General, independent watchdogs that investigate waste, fraud, abuse, and potential criminal activity in our government
- Letting Elon Musk and DOGE access the sensitive data on tens of millions of Americans
- Signing of a series of illegal and unconstitutional executive orders
- Removal of experienced career FBI officials and threats to fire FBI Special Agents and analysts
- Removal or transfer of other experienced career officials at the Department of Justice
- Initiation of plans to transfer up to 1,500 FBI headquarters professionals out of the Washington, DC area
- Initiation of plans to gut the Public Integrity Section of the Justice Department, which helps investigate and prosecute corrupt public officials
- Initiation of plans to gut other Justice Department units that combat money laundering, prosecute foreign corruption cases, and more
- Initiation of plans to restore gun possession rights to convicted felons and persons with domestic violence convictions
- Closure of the U.S. Agency for international Development, in violation of Federal law
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