Abuses of Power and Attacks on the Constitution

Since returning to office for a second term, the Donald Trump immediately and deliberately started an assault against the Constitution and the Rule of Law by pardoning over 1500 convicted Jan 6 rioters, including those assaulted police officers, calling them “patriots” who were unfairly treated. He has signed over 200 Executive Orders since Jan 20, 2025 in an attempt to systematically dismantle the Constitution and destroy the Co-Equal Branches of government. 

Below is a list of some of the many constitutional violations that the Trump Administration has committed since Jan 20th, 2025. All of these violate the oath of office all members of the administration take to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. The constitution prohibits the President and Executive Branch from doing the following:

1. Withholding funds appropriated by Congress
2. Closing or suspending the work of agencies, departments or programs established by Congress
3. Violating laws enacted by Congress to protect civil servants from arbitrary or politically motivated terminations
4. Punishing private institutions based on free speech (law firms, universities and broadcast networks)
5. Violating court orders by ordering politically motivated investigations and prosecutions by DOJ, FBI, IRS, FTC
6. Denying due process to migrants and citizens
7. Imposing tariffs without congressional oversight or review
8. Violating the Emoluments Clause

The Trump Administration's abuses of power have and continue to come so quickly and are so numerous that it is hard to keep track. To avoid having to constantly update this page, here are links to several sites that have more comprehensive lists. The first link to the Trump Action Tracker is particularly informative since it updates the list of abuses on a daily basis and breaks them down into the following categories - 1) Undermining Democratic Institutions & Rule of Law 2) Suppressing Dissent 3) Dismantling Social Protections & Rights 4) Attacking Science, Environment, Health, Arts & Education 5) Aggressive Foreign Policy & Global Destabilization:

• Trump Action Tracker
• Tracking the Trump Administration’s Harmful Executive Actions
• Trump’s term 2 corruption by the numbers