Weaponization-of-Government

Trump Terminates SNAP Benefits for 42 Million Americans Despite Available Funds

| Importance: 9/10

President Trump announced termination of SNAP food assistance benefits for 42 million Americans starting November 1 during the second month of his government shutdown, despite $5 billion in available contingency funds that could maintain the program. The administration’s refusal to deploy …

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NPR Sues After Corporation for Public Broadcasting Cancels $36M Contract Under Trump Pressure

| Importance: 8/10

NPR filed suit alleging the Corporation for Public Broadcasting unlawfully canceled a $36 million satellite contract after President Trump attacked NPR and demanded defunding of public media. CPB executives privately acknowledged political pressure motivated the cancellation and consulted GOP …

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Federal Grand Jury Convened to Investigate 'Conspiracy Against Trump'

| Importance: 10/10

Conservative lawyer Mike Davis announced a federal grand jury in Florida will convene in January to investigate an alleged decade-long ‘conspiracy’ against Trump involving Merrick Garland, Lisa Monaco, Chris Wray, and Jack Smith. Court filings confirm the grand jury’s existence, …

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Pentagon Replaces Mainstream Media with MAGA Propaganda Outlets in Press Corps

| Importance: 9/10

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth introduced a ’next generation’ Pentagon press corps dominated by far-right outlets including The Gateway Pundit, Infowars, and LindellTV after mainstream journalists rejected restrictive access rules requiring loyalty pledges. Over 30 major news outlets …

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Secret Interagency Working Group Coordinates Trump Retaliation Against Political Opponents

| Importance: 10/10

Reuters revealed that 39 officials spanning the White House, DOJ, CIA, FBI, and intelligence agencies coordinate Trump’s systematic retaliation against perceived enemies from the Russia probe and January 6 investigations through a secret ‘Interagency Weaponization Working Group.’ …

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Federal Prosecutor Elizabeth Yusi Fired After Refusing to Charge NY AG Letitia James

| Importance: 9/10

Elizabeth Yusi, assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia’s Norfolk office, was terminated along with her deputy Kristin Bird for resisting Trump administration pressure to bring mortgage fraud charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James. Yusi authored an internal …

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Federal Prosecutor Fired for Refusing Trump Demand to Indict Letitia James

| Importance: 10/10

Federal prosecutor Elizabeth Yusi was purged from her position after refusing President Trump’s demand to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James without evidence of criminal conduct. Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan—a former Trump personal attorney with no prosecutorial …

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Trump Freezes $11 Billion in Infrastructure Projects in Democratic Cities

| Importance: 8/10

President Trump directed the Army Corps of Engineers to halt $11 billion in infrastructure funding across Democratic-led cities including New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Baltimore. The selective funding freeze represents weaponization of federal resources for partisan punishment rather than …

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Trump Publicly Identifies Political Opponents for DOJ Prosecution

| Importance: 10/10

President Trump publicly named Jack Smith, Andrew Weissmann, and Lisa Monaco as targets for federal prosecution while Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel stood silently beside him, signaling their complicity. The public targeting of former prosecutors and Justice Department …

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Trump Administration Plans IRS Overhaul to Target Liberal Donors and Nonprofits

| Importance: 9/10

Trump officials announced plans to remake the IRS to investigate liberal donors and nonprofit organizations, including specifically targeting George Soros and affiliated groups. The scheme involves replacing agency lawyers with political loyalists under the guise of ’terrorism financing’ …

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Senate Confirms Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C.

| Importance: 9/10

The Senate confirmed former Fox News host and Trump loyalist Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia in a 50-45 party-line vote. Pirro, who co-hosted ‘The Five’ on Fox News before her appointment, had been serving as interim U.S. attorney since May 2025 after …

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Office of Special Counsel Opens Investigation into Jack Smith Following Senator Cotton Request

| Importance: 9/10

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel launched an investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith for alleged Hatch Act violations at the request of Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Cotton claimed Smith ‘interfered’ with the 2024 election by filing court briefs within 60 days of Election …

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