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12 systems monitored. 200+ sourced events. Every claim linked. Updated automatically.
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Feb 5, 2026
Schedule F finalized: 50,000 federal workers lose civil service protections
Reclassified as at-will employees. Whistleblower protections gutted. 94% of 40,000+ public comments opposed the rule. NPR
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Feb 3, 2026
Senator Warner calls Gabbard to testify on Fulton County presence
Formal request from ranking intelligence committee member. Gabbard cites executive privilege. CNBC
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Feb 1, 2026
UAE firm revealed to hold 49% of Trump family crypto company
Emirati-backed MGX acquired stake for $500M. Same firm involved in TikTok deal. $80M/yr potential interest income for Trump family. CNN
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Jan 28, 2026
FBI executes search warrant at Fulton County election office
700 boxes of 2020 ballots, all voter rolls, all tabulator data seized. DNI personally present. ProPublica
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Jan 24, 2026
CDC pauses $5.1 billion in public health grants to all 50 states
Funding for health departments, lab testing, and emergency preparedness frozen. Reversed within 24 hours after outcry. CNN
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Jan 23, 2026
DOGE employee coordinated voter roll matching with political group using SSA data
NPR: DOGE employee signed agreement to match Social Security data with state voter rolls. DOJ admits data shared to unauthorized servers. NPR
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Jan 2026
DOJ opens criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Ostensibly over building renovations. Powell says it’s retaliation for independent monetary policy decisions. CNN
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Jan 2026
MEGA Act introduced to federalize election administration
83-page bill bans universal mail-in voting, ranked-choice voting, and ballot collection. Cato Institute
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Oct 2025
Mass journalist exodus from Pentagon
Reporters from virtually every major outlet surrender press passes over credentialing restrictions. Only OAN agrees to terms. CNN
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Oct 2025
Trump pardons convicted Binance founder Changpeng Zhao
CZ pled guilty to enabling money laundering. Binance hosts Trump family crypto tokens. Trump claims he doesn’t know who Zhao is. NPR
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Aug 2025
DNI dissolves Foreign Malign Influence Center
Last federal body tracking foreign election interference. Just Security
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Jul 2025
One Big Beautiful Bill signed: $911B Medicaid, $187B SNAP cuts
CBO: 10 million lose health coverage, 2.4 million lose food assistance monthly. National work requirements imposed. NPR
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Jul 2025
USAID officially shuts down after 64 years
Lancet: 8–19 million additional deaths projected. UN: U.S. “fuelling global humanitarian catastrophe.” NPR
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Mar 2025
Alien Enemies Act invoked; court order to stop flights defied
238 Venezuelans sent to CECOT mega-prison. 1798 wartime law used for first time outside declared war. Judge finds probable cause for criminal contempt. CNN
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Jan 20, 2025
1,500 Jan 6 defendants pardoned; seditious conspiracy convictions commuted
Day One blanket clemency. Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leaders released from 18- and 22-year sentences. NPR
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Dec 2025
Two grand juries decline to re-indict Letitia James
After initial indictments dismissed over unlawful appointment of prosecutor. DOJ had fired U.S. Attorney who refused to charge Trump opponents. NPR
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Dec 2025
Heritage Foundation releases Project 2026
Next-phase policy document. Stated goal: "assert effective control over the federal bureaucracy." Newsweek
System Status
DOJ Independence
Compromised
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The Department of Justice is operating under direct presidential control. The AG receives personal directives about who to prosecute. Public Integrity Section gutted from 35 lawyers to 4.
Feb 2025Bondi creates “Weaponization Working Group” to review Biden-era prosecutions and identify DOJ employees who worked on Trump cases. ABC News
Feb 2025DOJ orders Eric Adams charges dropped. 7 prosecutors resign rather than comply. Judge: dismissal “smacks of a bargain.” Public Integrity Section gutted to 4 lawyers. CNN
Sep 2025Trump accidentally posts DM to AG Bondi directing her to prosecute Comey, Schiff, and Letitia James. White House confirms it was meant to be private. NBC News
Oct 2025Trump fires US Attorney for refusing to prosecute Comey, replaces with personal lawyer (4 days on the job). Comey indicted shortly after. NPR
Jan 2026DOJ sues Georgia for unredacted voter data including SSNs. Case dismissed—filed in wrong court. Five days later, FBI takes it by warrant. Georgia Recorder
FBI Independence
Compromised
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The FBI is conducting political purges of agents who investigated the President. The Director admitted the firings are likely illegal.
2025Director Kash Patel purges senior agents connected to Jan 6 and Mar-a-Lago investigations. At least 6 Miami agents forced out. PBS News
Sep 2025Fired officials sue. Lawsuit: Patel said firings were "likely illegal" and Stephen Miller directed him to "fire anyone who worked on a criminal investigation against Trump." CNN
Jan 2026FBI Atlanta chief Paul Brown forced out after objecting to Fulton County raid. Replaced before warrant executed. Alternet
Jan 2026FBI raids Fulton County election office. 700 boxes of ballots, all voter rolls seized. Warrant signed by Missouri prosecutor. ProPublica
Intelligence Community
Compromised
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The DNI dissolved the election security center and personally participated in a domestic law enforcement operation outside her jurisdiction.
Aug 2025DNI Gabbard dissolves the Foreign Malign Influence Center—the last federal body tracking foreign election interference. Just Security
Jan 2026Gabbard photographed by Reuters at Fulton County raid next to vehicle loaded with seized boxes. No jurisdictional basis. Washington Post
Feb 2026Conflicting explanations. Trump says Bondi sent her. Then says he asked. Gabbard cites "broad statutory authority." ABC News
Civil Service Independence
Compromised
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Schedule F reclassifies career civil servants as at-will employees. Largest restructuring of the federal workforce since 1883. ~100,000 workers left via deferred resignation. Rule finalized Feb 2026.
Jan 2025Trump signs Schedule F executive order on Day One. OPM sends “Fork in the Road” memo offering all federal workers deferred resignation. ~75,000 accept. Axios
Jan 2025Trump fires head of Office of Special Counsel (whistleblower protection agency). Court orders reinstatement. Appeals court reverses. NPR
2025Heritage Foundation's 920-page Project 2025: place entire executive branch under direct presidential control. Heritage releases “Project 2026” follow-up. ACLU
Feb 2026Schedule Policy/Career rule finalized. 50,000 workers lose civil service protections. Whistleblower complaints now investigated by the agencies themselves. 94% of comments opposed. NPR
Election Infrastructure
At Risk
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Active efforts to seize voter data, federalize election administration, and dismantle security agencies. Midterms: 9 months away.
2025CISA gutted through mass firings, removing federal election security support. Brennan Center
Oct 2025Dominion Voting Systems sold to Missouri company run by former GOP official. Rebranded "Liberty Vote." NPR
Jan 2026MEGA Act: 83-page bill to federalize elections, ban universal mail-in voting, prohibit ranked-choice voting. Cato Institute
Jan 2026Trump calls for Republicans to "take over the voting" in 15+ places. The Hill
202659% of election officials report fear of political interference. NPR
Congressional Oversight
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The House majority has abdicated oversight. Senate minority lacks subpoena power. Meaningful oversight depends on November.
2025Speaker Johnson delays seating elected Democratic representative to block Epstein file vote.
2025Congress passes Epstein file release law. DOJ refuses to comply.
OngoingSenator Warner calls Gabbard to testify but lacks enforcement power. CNBC
Judicial Independence
Strained
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Courts still rule against the administration, but enforcement depends on the executive branch—which it controls.
Jan 2026Judge dismisses DOJ voter data lawsuit. Five days later, FBI takes the data via search warrant. Democracy Docket
Apr 2025Judge Boasberg orders deportation flights turned around. Administration defies order; flights continue to CECOT. CNN
Nov 2025Judge dismisses Comey and James indictments over unlawful appointment of interim U.S. Attorney. DOJ seeks to re-indict. CNN
OngoingAdministration defies court orders in ~1/3 of immigration lawsuits. Structural question: who enforces a court order against the executive? Axios
Political Retribution
Weaponized
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The DOJ is being used as a weapon against political opponents while pardoning convicted allies. 230+ DOJ employees forced out. Multiple opponents indicted. 17 inspectors general fired.
Jan 20, 2025Trump pardons ~1,500 Jan 6 defendants including leaders convicted of seditious conspiracy. Rhodes (18 yrs) and Tarrio (22 yrs) released. NPR
Jan 24, 202517 inspectors general fired in overnight purge without legally required 30-day notice. Court rules firings unlawful. 75%+ of IG positions now vacant. NPR
Jul 2025AG Bondi fires 20+ DOJ employees who worked on Jack Smith investigations. Total Smith-related firings: ~35. Total DOJ forced out: 230+. Axios
Sep 2025Comey indicted by newly installed loyalist after U.S. Attorney forced out for refusing to charge Trump opponents. Two grand juries decline to re-indict Letitia James. CNN
Oct 2025Trump pardons convicted Binance founder CZ. Bolton indicted on 18 counts. Brennan designated grand jury “target.” NPR
Jan 2026DOJ opens criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell over building renovations—Powell says it’s retaliation for independent monetary policy. CNN
Feb 2026Schedule Policy/Career rule finalized: 50,000 federal workers reclassified as at-will employees. 94% of 40,000+ public comments opposed. NPR
Press Freedom
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U.S. has fallen to 57th on the World Press Freedom Index. Public media defunded. Journalists detained and deported. Pentagon press corps walked out en masse.
Feb 2025White House seizes control of press pool for first time in 100+ years, giving administration power to decide which journalists cover the president. NPR
Mar 2025“Bloody Saturday”: 1,000+ VOA employees suspended overnight. VOA stops broadcasting for first time in 83 years. Planned reduction: 1,300 to 81 workers. NPR
Apr 2025AG Bondi rescinds protections against subpoenaing journalists for sources. DOJ “will not tolerate unauthorized disclosures that undermine President Trump’s policies.” NPR
May 2025U.S. falls to 57th on World Press Freedom Index—lowest since 2002, below Sierra Leone. CPJ: press freedom “no longer a given in the United States.” NPR
Jul 2025Congress rescinds $1.1B in public broadcasting funding. Corporation for Public Broadcasting begins shutdown. Radio Free Asia halts operations. NPR
Oct 2025Mass journalist exodus from Pentagon. Virtually every major outlet surrenders press passes over new restrictions. Only OAN agrees to terms. CNN
OngoingFOIA offices gutted across 6+ agencies. DOJ FOIA chief fired. Jan 6 case database and video evidence removed from public access. 8,000+ federal web pages modified or removed. NPR
Immigration & Civil Rights
Compromised
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170+ U.S. citizens wrongfully detained. 31 detention deaths (20-year high). 85,000+ visas revoked. Courts defied. Wartime law invoked for first time outside declared war.
Mar 2025Trump invokes 1798 Alien Enemies Act for deportations—first time outside declared war. 238 Venezuelans sent to CECOT mega-prison in El Salvador. Court order to turn planes around is defied. NPR
Mar 2025Kilmar Abrego Garcia wrongfully deported to CECOT despite court order protecting him. Supreme Court unanimously orders government to facilitate his return. Takes 9 months. CNBC
Mar 2025Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil detained by ICE for peaceful protest. Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk seized by masked agents for writing an op-ed. 85,000+ visas revoked by Dec. NPR
Jun 2025ICE detains men on Catholic church grounds. School enrollment drops 4% in LA and Miami-Dade as families hide. ICE reported circling school buses. CalMatters
Sep 2025100+ U.S. citizen children separated from deported parents. ICE weakens family separation safeguards. ACLU alleges breach of first-term settlement. CNN
202531 people die in ICE custody—20-year high, triple 2024 total. Detention population surges to 70,000 (record). Detainees with no criminal record increase 2,450%. Axios
Corruption & Self-Dealing
Unprecedented
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The president launched a personal meme coin 3 days before inauguration, set crypto policy while holding billions in crypto, accepted a $400M jet from Qatar, and gutted the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section.
Jan 17, 2025Trump launches $TRUMP meme coin. Reaches $72B market cap. Trump entities hold 80% supply and collect transaction fees. Sets crypto policy while personally profiting. NPR
Feb 2025DOJ orders Eric Adams corruption charges dropped. Seven prosecutors resign rather than comply. Judge: dismissal “smacks of a bargain.” DOJ guts Public Integrity Section from 35 lawyers to 4. CNN
Apr 2025Trump posts “GREAT TIME TO BUY” hours before announcing tariff pause. S&P 500 surges 9.5%. Senators request insider trading investigation. PBS
May 2025Trump hosts dinner for top 220 meme coin holders at his golf club. They spent $140M+ for access. Top holder: Justin Sun, whose SEC fraud case was just dropped. Qatar’s $400M jet accepted as Air Force One. NPR
Jul 2025Trump signs GENIUS Act directly benefiting his family’s stablecoin. Family reports $500M crypto profits in first 100 days; crypto represents ~40% of net worth. Axios
Feb 2026UAE firm revealed to hold 49% of Trump family crypto company for $500M. Same firm involved in TikTok deal. Middle East business ties tripled since first term. CNN
Federal Programs & Agencies
Gutted
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USAID shut down. CFPB ordered to cease work. Education Dept closing. $911B cut from Medicaid. EPA lost 33% of staff. IRS service projected to drop from 85% to 16%. DOGE mishandled 300M Americans’ Social Security data.
Feb 2025CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought orders all staff to halt supervision, enforcement, and rulemaking. Two top officials resign. 22 state AGs sue. NPR
Mar 2025Education Department fires half its workforce (~1,950 of 4,133) in a single day. Trump signs EO to close the department entirely. NPR
Jun 2025Supreme Court grants DOGE access to Social Security records for 300M+ Americans. Data later found shared to unauthorized servers. DOGE employee coordinated with political group on voter roll matching. NPR
Jul 2025USAID officially shuts down after 64 years. Lancet study projects 8–19 million additional deaths from aid cuts. UN calls it “fuelling global humanitarian catastrophe.” NPR
Jul 2025“One Big Beautiful Bill” signed: $911B Medicaid cuts, $187B SNAP cuts. CBO: 10 million lose health coverage, 2.4 million lose food assistance monthly. NPR
2025EPA loses 33% of staff. IRS reduced 27% (102K to 74K)—taxpayer service to drop from 85% to 16%. VA loses 1,000 doctors, 3,000 nurses. 43-day government shutdown (longest ever). PBS
20257,840 NIH and NSF research grants cancelled or suspended. 880 NOAA employees fired including meteorologists and Hurricane Hunters. Weather service offices lose 24/7 operations. NBC News
How We Got Here
In 2020, real people said no. In 2025, he picked people who wouldn't.
Trump tried to overturn an election. Every guardrail held—not because of the system, but because individuals chose integrity over loyalty. He learned the lesson.
First Term: The Guardrails Held
Campaign data lead told Trump in "pretty blunt terms" he'd lose. He declared victory anyway.
Steve Bannon previewed the strategy beforehand: Trump would "declare victory" and say "they stole it."
AG Bill Barr told Trump fraud claims were "bullshit" and that he'd "become detached from reality."
60+ lawsuits filed. All rejected by courts—including Trump-appointed judges.
Campaign General Counsel said fraud claims weren't "outcome determinative."
"Lost, Not Stolen" report by conservative groups found Trump's team "failed because of a lack of evidence."
Tried to install Jeffrey Clark (environmental lawyer, zero criminal experience) as AG. Every senior DOJ official threatened mass resignation. White House counsel called it "a murder-suicide pact."
Pressured Pence to refuse counting electoral votes. Pence refused.
Second Term: The Guardrails Are Gone
AG Pam Bondi receives direct prosecution orders via DM. No independence.
FBI Director Kash Patel purges agents who investigated Trump. Admits it's illegal.
DNI Tulsi Gabbard dissolves election security center, then shows up at election office raid.
FBI Atlanta chief who objected to raid: removed.
Missouri prosecutor handles Georgia case on special appointment from Bondi.
Stephen Miller directs FBI firings from the White House.
GOP punished first-term truth-tellers: Liz Cheney ousted from leadership. Adam Kinzinger censured. Message received.
Every position that said no in 2020 has been replaced with someone who won't.
The system didn't protect democracy. People did. Now the people are gone.
The Stakes — Prediction Markets Live
Trump is the engine. They rebuilt the car.
Trump isn't an ideological authoritarian. He's a narcissist whose motivations are entirely self-serving. He doesn't have a vision for a new government—he has a vision for a world where everyone says he's great and nobody can touch him.
But the people around him are not narcissists. They're ideologues using his narcissism as a vehicle. Miller has an immigration project. Heritage has a civil service project. They operate in the vast space between Trump's attention and his vanity—and that space is enormous.
The checks and balances assumed norm-breaking would be career-ending. Trump discovered that if you simply don't care, the enforcement mechanism barely exists. Courts can rule against you, but the executive enforces court orders—and you run the executive.
Every future operator now knows this. That's the real long-term damage—not what this administration does, but the playbook it writes for the next one.
The Administration
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The 47th President
Donald J. Trump
In 2020, every check held because real people said no. He ran again, won, and learned the lesson: pick people who won't say no.
His own campaign data lead told him in "pretty blunt terms" he'd lost (NPR/Jan 6 Committee). He declared victory anyway. His Attorney General called his fraud claims "bullshit" (C-SPAN). 60+ lawsuits failed (GovInfo). Every senior DOJ official threatened to resign rather than help him.
Now every position that stopped him has been replaced with a loyalist. He publicly messaged his AG to prosecute his enemies—the White House confirmed it was meant to be a DM (NBC). He called for Republicans to "take over the voting" in 15+ places (The Hill).
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Full Record
Nov 2020
Campaign data lead told Trump in "pretty blunt terms" he would lose. Steve Bannon had previewed the strategy: declare victory regardless and say "they stole it." NPR
Nov 2020
Declared victory before votes were counted. Tweeted "STOP THE COUNT!"
Dec 2020
AG Bill Barr told Trump fraud claims were "bullshit" and said Trump had "become detached from reality." Told AP there was no evidence. Went to the White House expecting to be fired. C-SPAN
Dec 2020
Campaign General Counsel said fraud claims weren't "outcome determinative." "Lost, Not Stolen" report by conservative groups found team "failed because of a lack of evidence." GovInfo
Dec 2020
60+ lawsuits filed. All rejected by courts—including Trump-appointed judges. GovInfo
Dec 2020
Tried to install Jeffrey Clark—an environmental lawyer with zero criminal experience—as acting AG. Every senior DOJ official threatened mass resignation. White House counsel called the plan "a murder-suicide pact." NPR
Jan 2021
Pressured VP Pence to refuse counting electoral votes. Pence refused. Capitol attacked. GovInfo
Sep 2025
Accidentally posted DM to AG Bondi directing her to prosecute Comey, Schiff, and Letitia James. White House confirmed it was meant to be private. NBC News
Oct 2025
Fired US Attorney who wouldn't prosecute Comey. Replaced with loyalist. Comey indicted shortly after. Rolling Stone
Jan 2026
Called for Republicans to "take over the voting" in 15+ places. The Hill
Jan 2026
Trump said Bondi sent Gabbard to Fulton County raid. Then changed story and said he asked her to go. ABC News
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Attorney General
Pam Bondi
Takes prosecution orders by DM from the President. Appointed Missouri prosecutor for Georgia election cases.
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Sep 2025
Trump accidentally posts DM to Bondi directing her to prosecute Comey, Schiff, and Letitia James. WH confirms it was meant to be private. NBC News
Oct 2025
Fires US Attorney who wouldn't prosecute Comey. Replaces with loyalist. Comey indicted shortly after. Rolling Stone
Dec 2025
Gives special appointment to Missouri US Attorney Thomas Albus to handle "election integrity cases nationwide"—bypassing local prosecutors. CBS News
Dec 2025
DOJ sues Georgia for unredacted voter data: names, birth dates, addresses, driver's license numbers, partial SSNs. Georgia refuses. Georgia Recorder
Jan 23, 2026
Federal judge dismisses voter data lawsuit—DOJ filed in the wrong court. Democracy Docket
Jan 28, 2026
Five days later, FBI shows up with a search warrant and takes everything anyway. 700 boxes seized. ProPublica
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FBI Director
Kash Patel
Purged agents who investigated the President. Admitted firings were "likely illegal."
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2025
Purges senior agents connected to Jan 6 and Mar-a-Lago investigations. At least 6 Miami agents forced out. PBS
Sep 2025
Fired officials sue. Lawsuit reveals Patel admitted firings were "likely illegal" and that Stephen Miller directed him to "fire anyone who worked on a criminal investigation against Trump." CNN
Jan 2026
FBI Atlanta chief Paul Brown forced out after objecting to planned Fulton County raid. Replaced before warrant executed. Alternet
Jan 28, 2026
FBI raids Fulton County election office. 700 boxes of ballots, all voter rolls seized. Warrant signed by Missouri prosecutor on special appointment. ProPublica
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Dir. of National Intelligence
Tulsi Gabbard
Dissolved the election security center. Then showed up at a domestic raid with no jurisdiction.
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Aug 2025
Dissolves the Foreign Malign Influence Center—the last federal body dedicated to tracking foreign election interference. Just Security
Jan 28, 2026
Photographed by Reuters at Fulton County raid standing next to vehicle loaded with seized election boxes. The DNI oversees foreign intelligence—no chain of command puts her at a domestic law enforcement action. Washington Post
Feb 2026
Conflicting explanations: Trump says Bondi sent her, then says he asked her to go. Gabbard cites "broad statutory authority." ABC News
Feb 3, 2026
Senator Warner calls Gabbard to testify on her presence at the raid. Cites executive privilege. CNBC
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Secretary of State & NSA
Marco Rubio
1,800+ student visas revoked via AI surveillance of social media. Celebrated defying court order on deportations. Lost track of 137 deportees.
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Feb 2025
Designated Tren de Aragua and MS-13 as Foreign Terrorist Organizations—a novel expansion enabling use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act against civilian immigrants. PBS
Mar 2025
Celebrated deportation of 238 Venezuelans to CECOT after judge ordered planes turned back. Retweeted Bukele boasting about receiving deportees. Judge found probable cause for criminal contempt. Newsweek
Mar 2025
Launched AI “Catch and Revoke” program scanning foreign students’ social media. Personally revoked 300+ visas, eventually reaching 1,800+ across 280+ colleges. NPR
Mar 2025
Tufts doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk detained by masked agents for co-authoring an op-ed. Rubio confirmed he personally revoked her visa. State Dept’s own review found no evidence linking her to terrorism. Called detained student protesters “lunatics.” ABC News
Oct 2025
Promised Bukele the return of 9 MS-13 leaders in U.S. custody—some were confidential law enforcement informants—in exchange for CECOT access. Instructed Bondi to terminate DOJ agreements with the informants. Washington Post
Dec 2025
Imposed visa sanctions on 5 European officials including former EU Commissioner for “censoring American viewpoints.” European leaders called it “authoritarian.” NPR
Jan 2026
Admitted in court filing the U.S. does not know the whereabouts of 137 Venezuelans deported to CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act. Judge ruled they received “constitutionally inadequate process.” CNN
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Secretary of Defense
Pete Hegseth
Leaked classified strike plans on Signal to his wife and brother. Fired the Joint Chiefs Chairman. Destroyed the Pentagon press corps—only OAN remained.
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Jan 2025
Confirmed 51-50 with VP tiebreak. Three Republicans voted no. Paid $50,000 settlement to a woman alleging sexual assault. Former sister-in-law submitted affidavit alleging domestic abuse. NPR
Feb 2025
Fired Gen. CQ Brown—first Black Joint Chiefs Chairman. Also fired Chief of Naval Operations Franchetti (first woman in role), DIA director, and top service lawyers. Ordered 20% cut to four-star generals. Washington Post
Feb 2025
Deployed 4,000 active-duty troops to the border for immigration enforcement. Toured Guantánamo Bay planned for 30,000 migrant detainees. Pentagon later encouraged troops to transition into immigration enforcement careers. Defense News
Mar 2025
Signalgate: shared classified Yemen strike plans—F/A-18 schedules, Tomahawk targets—on Signal. Chat accidentally included an Atlantic editor. Second chat included his wife and brother (no clearance). IG found he violated Pentagon regulations and endangered troops. NPR
Oct 2025
Pentagon press corps destroyed. Required journalists to pledge not to report unapproved information. Every major outlet refused. ~50 reporters surrendered badges. Only OAN agreed to terms. NYT filed First Amendment lawsuit. CNN
Sep 2025
Signed EO rebranding Pentagon as “Department of War.” Bronze plaques installed. CBO estimate: $10M–$125M; NBC reported up to $2B if fully implemented. Only Congress can formally rename an agency. Stars and Stripes
Ongoing
Shut down women’s military advisory committee. Ordered review of women in combat. Told commanders: “if no women qualify, so be it.” Ordered 400 books removed from military libraries. Purged all DEI content from DoD. CNN
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Deputy Chief of Staff
Stephen Miller
Daily 10am calls demanding 3,000 ICE arrests/day. Directed FBI purges from the White House.
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2025
Runs daily 10am calls including Saturdays with DHS, ICE, and immigration agencies. Demands 3,000 arrests per day. CNN
2025
Directed Kash Patel to "fire anyone who worked on a criminal investigation against Trump" per lawsuit by fired FBI officials. CNN
2025
Described as "one of the most powerful people in government." Convenes standing morning call seven days a week with Homan, Noem, and agency officials. CNN
Ongoing
Has stated plainly he wants to end due process for migrants entirely.
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DOGE / Special Govt Employee
Elon Musk
Gained access to Treasury payment systems ($5.4T/year). ~280,000 federal workers fired. $38B in govt contracts to his own companies.
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Jan 20, 2025
DOGE established by executive order. Musk given access to federal agencies. TIME
Jan 31, 2025
DOGE gains access to Treasury payment systems—$5.4 trillion annually, 88% of all federal payments. Bureau director departs. CNN
Feb 2025
USAID shut down. Internal memo projects "hundreds of thousands of excess deaths" as a result. CNN
Feb 2025
Mass federal layoffs: ~280,000 workers fired across 27 agencies. CFPB planned reduction to 5 employees. PBS
Feb 2025
WH announces Musk's conflicts of interest will be monitored by Musk himself. His companies hold $38B in government funding. Fortune
Mar 2025
Federal judge rules USAID shutdown unconstitutional. DOGE member caught sending encrypted file of SSA personal data to DHS. NPR
Apr 2025
SpaceX awarded $5.9B Space Force contract while Musk leads DOGE. No contracts to his companies were terminated. Rep. Lynch
May 2025
Judge Chutkan: 14-state lawsuit against DOGE can proceed. Administration endorses a "perverse reading" of the Constitution and "unlimited executive power." NPR
Jun 2025
Supreme Court grants DOGE access to SSA data including SSNs, medical records, mental health records, family court info. NPR
Feb 2026
Judge rules Musk must attend depositions under oath over DOGE's USAID dismantling. Axios
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Border Czar
Tom Homan
"I don't care what the judges think." Ended protections for schools, churches, hospitals. At least 170 U.S. citizens detained.
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Jan 20, 2025
DHS rescinds "Protected Areas" policy—eliminating protections for schools, churches, hospitals, weddings, funerals. NPR
Jan 2025
Says ICE will conduct arrests in schools and churches if needed. CNN
Mar 2025
After deportation flights: "I don't care what the judges think." Axios
2025
At least 170 U.S. citizens confirmed detained by ICE. Government was not tracking detained/missing citizens. New Republic
Apr 2025
2-year-old U.S. citizen (born in Baton Rouge) deported to Honduras with her mother.
2025
Nearly 5,000 arrests in San Diego/Imperial counties alone—over 10x the previous year. ICE hiring 10,000 more officers. Times of SD
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Speaker of the House
Mike Johnson
Refused to hold oversight hearings. Delayed seating elected rep for 50 days. Abdicated congressional authority.
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Jul 2025
Adjourned House early for five-week summer break to prevent votes on releasing Epstein files.
Sep–Nov 2025
Delayed seating Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) for 50 days after special election win—longest delay in modern history. Prevented her from signing discharge petition. AZ AG sued. NBC News
2025
Refused to call House into session during longest government shutdown. Said: "When Congress turns off the lights, it shifts authority to the executive branch." PBS
2025
Did not hold oversight hearings during Trump's second term. NYT: Johnson "largely deferred his role to the president." Fed News Network
Dec 2025
DOJ releases heavily redacted Epstein files—over 500 pages entirely blacked out. Bipartisan criticism. CBS News
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The Blueprint
Heritage Foundation — Project 2025
A 920-page operational plan to place the entire executive branch under direct presidential control. Not a policy wishlist—a staffing and implementation blueprint with a pre-vetted database of thousands of political loyalists ready to install across every federal agency. The mechanism: Schedule F, which reclassifies career civil servants as at-will employees who can be fired and replaced. Trump signed the executive order on Day One.
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President, Heritage Foundation
Kevin Roberts
Architect of Project 2025. Publicly called it a "second American Revolution." PBS
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2023–2024
Led creation of 920-page Project 2025 ("Mandate for Leadership 2025"). Pre-vetted database of thousands of political loyalists ready to install. ACLU
Jul 2024
On Steve Bannon's podcast: described effort as a "second American Revolution" and warned it would be peaceful only if unopposed. PBS
1981
Heritage has done this before: their 1981 "Mandate for Leadership" shaped Reagan's first year. This is the updated playbook with modern implementation infrastructure.
Dec 2025
Releases Project 2026 follow-up. Stated goal: "assert effective control over the federal bureaucracy." Newsweek
Ongoing
PBS tracking: significant portion of Project 2025 already implemented. PBS Tracker
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Director, Office of Management and Budget
Russell Vought
Authored Project 2025's Executive Office chapter. Advocates all executive power belongs solely to the president. ProPublica
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2023–2024
Authored Project 2025 chapter on the Executive Office of the President. Key advocate of "unitary executive theory"—that ALL executive power belongs solely to the president. ProPublica
2021–2024
Between Trump terms, ran Center for Renewing America—planning implementation of the Project 2025 agenda.
2024
ProPublica undercover investigation captured private statements about his plans for executive power. ProPublica
Jan 2025
Installed as OMB Director—now implementing the plan he authored.
2026
DOGE work continues through Vought's office after Musk's departure. American Prospect
Implementation Status
✓ Schedule F executive order — signed Day 1
✓ DOJ leadership replaced with loyalist AG
✓ FBI leadership replaced; agent purges underway
✓ Intelligence restructuring — election security center dissolved
● Civil service reclassification — in progress
● Election admin federalization — MEGA Act introduced
Case Study: The Fulton County Pattern
Follow the pattern — scroll to trace the timeline →
Dec 2025
DOJ sues Georgia for voter data
Demands unredacted voter rolls: names, birth dates, addresses, DL numbers, partial SSNs. Georgia refuses. Georgia Recorder
Late Jan 2026
FBI Atlanta chief removed
Paul Brown, SAC Atlanta, forced out after raising concerns about the planned raid. Alternet
Jan 28, 2026
FBI raids election office
700 boxes of 2020 ballots, all tabulator tapes, all voter rolls seized. Warrant by Missouri prosecutor. ProPublica
Jan 28, 2026
DNI present at the raid
Gabbard photographed by Reuters next to vehicle of seized boxes. No jurisdictional basis for DNI at domestic law enforcement. WaPo
Feb 2026
Story keeps shifting
Trump says Bondi sent Gabbard. Then says he asked. Gabbard cites "broad statutory authority." Warner demands testimony. ABC News
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