President Trump's reshaping of the federal government
President Trump's allies are rapidly reshaping the federal government, sparking legal challenges and chaos as they purge perceived enemies and make unprecedented changes to agencies and spending. Challenges to these decisions are slowly beginning to take shape in federal courts.
Key Points
- Legal resistance and challenges arising in federal courts
- Purging of perceived enemies and reshaping of agencies by Trump allies
- Freezing of federal grants causing havoc on programs
- Dismantling of agencies and firing of inspectors general
- Challenges to unprecedented steps taken by the president
- Chaos and crisis atmosphere at the Justice Department and FBI
Pros
- Shaking up Washington as promised by the campaign
- Testing the limits of constitutional authority
Cons
- Anger, demoralization, and fear of reprisal among career prosecutors and staff
- Threats to federal grants and programs for vulnerable Americans
- Rapid and ill-explained changes to federal operations