Oversight-Elimination

Mass Inspector General Firings Implement Project 2025 Plan

| Importance: 9/10

On September 1, 2025, President Trump initiated a massive purge of federal Inspectors General, firing approximately 17 independent watchdogs across multiple agencies. These dismissals, explicitly outlined in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 blueprint, violated federal law requiring …

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DOJ dissolves National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team under Trump directive

| Importance: 8/10

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued April 7 memo dissolving NCET “effective immediately,” ending Biden-era crypto enforcement unit established 2021-2022. DOJ shifted from “regulation by prosecution” to crypto-friendly approach, explicitly stating it won’t pursue …

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DHS eliminates civil rights and oversight offices through mass layoffs

| Importance: 9/10

DHS implemented a reduction in force eliminating over 300 employees across three oversight offices—the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, and Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman. Over 100 CRCL employees lost …

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AG Pam Bondi Eliminates DOJ KleptoCapture Unit and Foreign Influence Task Force

| Importance: 9/10

Attorney General Pam Bondi, who received over $3 million from Trump businesses including Truth Social stock, shuts down FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force and DOJ’s KleptoCapture unit on first day. Units had recovered billions in Russian oligarch assets and investigated foreign election …

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