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Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government (Trump EO Tracker)

January 21, 2025

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Summary

This EO sets forth a process to seek accountability for the previous administration’s perceived weaponization of the federal government’s powers, focusing on the use of the Intelligence Community, Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission. All agencies and departments will conduct a review of past actions over the past four years.

Legal Challenges

Case Name John and Jane Does 1-9 v. Department of Justice, Case No. 1:25-cv-00325
Date Complaint Filed February 4, 2025
Venue United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Summary

Class action Plaintiffs, nine current FBI employees who worked on January 6 and/or the Mar-a-Lago cases (appearing anonymously), are seeking injunctive relief to stop Defendant Department of Justice from “the aggregation, storage, reporting, publication or dissemination” of information identifying FBI personnel involved in the relevant cases. The suit alleges Exec. Order 14147 violates the Civil Service Reform Act 5 U.S.C. §§ 2301 and 2303 because of President Trump’s directive to the DOJ to “conduct a review and purge of FBI personnel” involved in the relevant investigations and prosecutions. 

Related Cases
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents Association; John Does 1-4; Jane Does 1-3 v. Department of Justice, Case No. 1:25-cv-00328
  • Case No. 1:25-cv-00325 is the consolidated case number for all future filings.

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