Trump Action Archive

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• Department of Justice claims Pam Bondi subpoena void after her removal as Attorney General — The Department of Justice, through Assistant Attorney General Patrick Davis, informed House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear for a scheduled 14 April deposition regarding the DOJ's handling of the Epstein investigation and release of Epstein files. The DOJ argued the subpoena, issued in her official capacity, no longer obligates her to testify since she was ousted from office on 7 April. The committee has not withdrawn the subpoena; bipartisan members and Democratic leadership assert Bondi remains legally obligated to appear.
• DOJ blocks Pam Bondi deposition on Epstein files — The Department of Justice announced that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear for her deposition before the House Oversight Committee on April 14th. The DOJ claimed she was subpoenaed in her capacity as AG and no longer holds that role. House Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia clarified that the subpoena is to Bondi as an individual, not to her title, and stated that contempt charges are on the table if she does not comply. This continues an ongoing cover-up of Epstein files by the administration.
• Pam Bondi cancels deposition on Epstein files handling — The Republican-led House Oversight and Reform Committee announced that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will no longer appear for a scheduled deposition to provide testimony about the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein files. Ranking Member Rep. Robert Garcia warned that if Bondi defies her subpoena, the committee "will begin contempt charges in the Congress."

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• Complaint filed — Benitez v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security — Eight individual Latino residents of New York and a grassroots labor organization filed a putative class action complaint in the Eastern District of New York alleging that DHS, ICE, and CBP have adopted a policy and practice of stopping and warrantlessly arresting individuals based solely on perceived Latino ethnicity, without individualized reasonable suspicion of immigration violations. Plaintiffs assert violations of the Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment equal protection clause, and the Administrative Procedure Act, and seek class certification, declaratory judgments, injunctive relief, and expungement of records obtained through unlawful stops and arrests.

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• Motion granted — African Communities Together v. Noem (D. Mass.) 1:26-cv-10278 — Judge Murphy granted Plaintiff's motion to postpone the effective date for terminating Ethiopia's TPS designation. Judge Murphy found that the court had jurisdiction to review DHS's TPS designation decision, which likely violated the APA for failing to consult with “appropriate agencies” under the statute. Judge Murphy also found that the administration's reasoning for revoking TPS status was likely pretextual, motivated by a desire to dismantle the TPS program altogether.
• Federal judge in Massachusetts blocked termination of Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopians — A federal judge in Massachusetts blocked the termination of Temporary Protected Status for more than 5,000 Ethiopians. The ruling prevented the executive branch from ending the protected status for this population. The decision represents judicial intervention in immigration enforcement policy.

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• Trump contradicts ceasefire terms on uranium enrichment — Trump posted that there will be no uranium enrichment and that the U.S. will work with Iran to remove all nuclear material. However, the ten-point framework he agreed to explicitly allows Iran to continue enriching uranium. Trump is now publicly claiming the opposite of what the agreement states.

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• Trump shifts from 10-point to 15-point framework claim — Trump posted yesterday that he agreed to Iran's 10-point framework. He is now posting about "15 points," shifting the narrative about which agreement was reached. The U.S. had a 15-point plan that amounted to Iran surrendering; Iran had a 10-point plan that amounted to the U.S. surrendering. Trump agreed to the 10-point plan but is now claiming credit for a 15-point framework.

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• NBC reports Trump investment accounts made 327 undisclosed stock purchases on April 8, 2025 — NBC reported that investment accounts owned by Trump executed more than 327 stock purchases on April 8, 2025—one day before Trump announced a pause on "Liberation Day" tariffs. Despite a 45-day legal deadline for disclosure, none of the trades were reported until more than 14 months later, appearing in a 900-page spreadsheet document. The timing suggests potential market manipulation coordinated with tariff announcements designed to benefit Trump's personal financial interests.

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• FBI arrests California man shot by ICE, charges him with assault on federal officer — Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, 36, was shot by ICE agents on April 7 in Patterson, California, struck by more than six bullets including in the face. The FBI subsequently arrested him and charged him with assault on a federal officer. The Department of Homeland Security initially claimed he was a gang member wanted for murder in El Salvador, but the Justice Department omitted those allegations from its complaint and press release, citing only immigration violations. Dash-cam footage shows conflicting accounts of whether Hernandez's vehicle struck officers before or after shots were fired.
• ICE agents shoot man in vehicle during arrest attempt in Patterson, California — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez during a vehicle stop in Patterson, California on Tuesday. ICE Director Todd Lyons stated agents approached to arrest Hernandez, whom he described as a gang member wanted for questioning in El Salvador regarding a murder, without providing evidence. Lyons claimed Hernandez "weaponized his vehicle" to run over an officer; dashcam footage shows the sedan reversing and lurching forward as agents drew weapons. Hernandez was hospitalized. An FBI investigation is underway. This marks at least the eighth shooting by ICE agents in 2026.
• ICE officers shoot Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez during traffic stop in Patterson, California — Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, 36, was shot by ICE officers during a traffic stop in Patterson, California on Tuesday. He was struck by more than six bullets, including one to his face, and underwent three surgeries. ICE claimed Hernandez "weaponized his vehicle" to run over an officer, but dashcam footage showed him reversing away from officers before being shot. ICE also falsely labeled him a gang member and claimed he was wanted for murder in El Salvador, allegations his attorney says are unsubstantiated or contradicted by court records.

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• Alex Jones denounced Trump's threat as war crime and genocide — Right-wing podcaster and longtime Trump supporter Alex Jones posted "WAR CRIME ALERT!!" characterizing Trump's threat as genocide and stating "Trump literally sounds like an unhinged super villain from a Marvel comic movie. This IS NOT WHAT WE VOTED FOR!!!" marking a public break with Trump from a core supporter.

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• Tucker Carlson called on White House and military staff to refuse orders — Tucker Carlson posted "If you work in the WH or in the US military, now is the time to say no. Absolutely not. Using weapons of mass destruction against civilian targets? Those people in direct contact with the president need to say no, I will resign. I will do whatever I can do to stop this because this is insane, and if given the order I'm not carrying it out," calling on government and military personnel to disobey the president's orders.

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• Pentagon allocates $17.5 billion to Golden Dome space-based missile defense system with unproven technology — The Trump administration's 2027 defense budget allocates at least $17.5 billion to the "Golden Dome," a space-based missile defense system, in addition to $25 billion earmarked in the previous year. The project's estimated cost has increased from $175 billion (announced May 2025) to $185 billion, with Pentagon estimates placing operational status at 2035 at earliest. Independent analyses by the American Enterprise Institute ($3.6 trillion), Bloomberg ($1.1 trillion), and the American Physical Society suggest the system is either prohibitively expensive or technically infeasible. A February 2025 American Physical Society paper found that defending against just one North Korean missile would require at least 1,600 space-based interceptors, and defending against 10 simultaneous missiles would require 40,000 interceptors—three times the number of active satellites currently in orbit.

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• Blue Origin positioned for Golden Dome satellite contracts following Jeff Bezos's Washington Post editorial shift toward Trump — Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, is expected to compete for Golden Dome satellite work. Bezos has prioritized improving relations with Trump by converting the Washington Post editorial board into a conservative mouthpiece. Trump has responded positively, praising Bezos as a "good guy" trying to be "more fair" at the Washington Post. The positioning of Blue Origin for major defense contracts follows Bezos's strategic effort to align the Post's editorial stance with Trump's political interests.

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• Palantir awarded Golden Dome software contract following Peter Thiel's Trump support and J.D. Vance connection — Palantir, founded by Trump-supporting billionaire Peter Thiel, is expected to develop software for the Golden Dome missile defense system, serving as the "glue layer" connecting radars and sensors. Vice President J.D. Vance previously worked for Thiel, who donated $15 million to Vance's Senate campaign. Palantir is partnering with Anduril, founded by Palmer Luckey, who donated over $1.1 million to Trump's 2020 and 2024 presidential campaigns and hosted high-dollar fundraisers for Trump. Anduril has already received a $10 million Golden Dome-related contract as of November 2025.

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• SpaceX awarded $2 billion Golden Dome satellite contract following Elon Musk's $250 million Trump campaign support — SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk—who spent over $250 million supporting Trump in the 2024 election—is expected to receive $2 billion to develop satellites for the Golden Dome missile defense system. This is described as likely the first of many payments to SpaceX for building and deploying hundreds or thousands of satellites required by the system. SpaceX is slated to go public later in 2026, with much of its valuation tied to its $22 billion in federal government contracts. The contract award follows Musk's substantial financial support for Trump's 2024 campaign.

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• Analyst reported suspicious oil futures trading before ceasefire announcement — National security analyst Shanaka Perera reported that someone sold $950 million worth of oil futures hours before Trump announced the ceasefire on April 7, with oil prices subsequently falling 16%. Reuters confirmed approximately 8,600 lots of Brent and WTI crude were sold at 19:45 GMT on April 7, with Trump announcing the ceasefire at 22:30 GMT. Perera noted a similar $500 million trade occurred on March 23, 15 minutes before a separate Trump announcement on Iran. The CFTC did not respond to Reuters or congressional letters from Rep. Torres and Sen. Murphy.

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• Trump administration reduced oil sanctions on Iran amid Strait of Hormuz closure — The Trump administration reduced oil sanctions on Iran in an attempt to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran had closed in response to U.S. military operations. The move was described as a desperate effort to resolve an escalating conflict in which Iran had damaged U.S. military assets and closed a critical global shipping chokepoint, driving up energy prices worldwide and damaging Trump's domestic popularity.

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• Rep. Mike Lawler defended Trump's threat as credible military action — Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) appeared on CNN and, when pressed on Trump's statement that a civilization would die "never to be brought back again," reframed it as targeting "energy infrastructure and civilian infrastructure." When asked if Congress should vote on whether the U.S. should "make a whole civilization die," Lawler stated "He is not bluffing. People misunderestimate at their own peril," confirming Trump's intent to follow through on the threat.

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• Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse stated 25th Amendment not realistic due to cabinet loyalty — Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) acknowledged receiving inquiries about invoking the 25th Amendment in response to Trump's "mad rants" and stated that while the president faces "serious mental decline," the 25th Amendment is "not realistic right now, given his oddball cabinet of sycophants and eccentrics, and Republican spines of foam," indicating the cabinet would not support removal.

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• US Supreme Court vacates lower court ruling upholding Steve Bannon's contempt conviction — The US Supreme Court filed a brief order vacating a lower court ruling that had upheld Steve Bannon's conviction on two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress. The case was remanded to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit for further consideration in light of a pending motion to dismiss the indictment filed by the Trump administration. Bannon had been convicted for refusing to submit to a subpoena to testify before the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection and served four months in prison in 2024.

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• Federal prosecutors drop charges against two Venezuelan men and open investigation into officer perjury — On February 2026 (reported April 7), the U.S. Attorney's Office for Minnesota dropped all charges against Aljorna and Sosa-Celis after determining that "newly discovered evidence" was "materially inconsistent" with the criminal complaint. Chief federal prosecutor Daniel Rosen approved dismissal with prejudice, preventing refiling. Simultaneously, federal authorities opened a criminal investigation into whether the ICE officers involved provided false testimony under oath. The officers were placed on administrative leave pending internal investigation and potential termination or criminal prosecution.

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• Trump administration terminates civil rights settlements protecting transgender students — The US Department of Education announced the termination of civil rights settlement agreements with five school districts and one college across California, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Washington. These agreements, negotiated under the Obama and Biden administrations, required schools to comply with Title IX protections for transgender and gay students. The department will no longer enforce these agreements, effectively removing federal oversight of school compliance with civil rights law regarding gender identity protections.

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• DOJ civil rights division investigates Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson — The New York Times reported that the civil rights division of Trump's Justice Department is investigating former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who testified before Congress in 2022 implicating Trump in the January 6 insurrection. The investigation focuses on whether Hutchinson lied to Congress. The Times described the assignment to the civil rights division—which typically enforces federal anti-discrimination statutes—as "highly unusual."

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• Texas uploaded voter list to SAVE; Denton County found 81% error rate in non-citizen flagging — Texas uploaded its voter list to SAVE. In Denton County, SAVE identified 84 registered voters as non-citizens. Of those, 12 responded with proof of citizenship, 14 were mistakenly registered despite correctly marking themselves as non-citizens on their forms, and the remainder were removed from rolls despite county election officials believing most are eligible voters. Denton County elections administrator Frank Phillips stated, "My gut feeling is more of these are citizens than not," indicating systemic misidentification in the SAVE database.

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• Trump signed executive order directing DHS to create federal citizen list for voter eligibility using flawed SAVE database — President Trump signed an executive order last week directing the Department of Homeland Security to use the SAVE database and other sources to create, for each state, a list of confirmed U.S. citizens eligible to vote in federal elections. The order then directs the Department of Justice to prosecute individuals and entities involved in printing, producing, or distributing ballots to anyone not on the list. SAVE is an incomplete database designed for benefits eligibility, not citizenship verification, and has produced error rates exceeding 80% in pilot deployments. The order effectively coerces states to purge voters or face federal criminal charges.

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• CBS News reported DOJ and DHS finalizing agreement to share voter data for immigration enforcement — At the end of March 2026, CBS News reported that the DOJ and DHS "are close to finalizing an agreement that will allow the federal government to use sensitive voter registration data for immigration and criminal investigations." Under the agreement, the DOJ would share state voter registration data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to check whether non-citizens have voted or are registered to vote. The White House was also involved in discussions about the agreement. This contradicts statements made by DOJ attorneys in court who denied the data would be used for immigration enforcement.

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• Trump Mobile changed deposit terms, disclaiming company involvement in phone design and manufacture — On April 6, 2026, Trump Mobile updated its terms of service to recharacterize the $100 customer deposit as "a conditional opportunity" rather than a binding pre-order deposit, stating the company retained sole discretion to offer the device for sale. The terms further specified that the deposit did not lock in pricing, promotions, service plans, taxes, fees, or shipping costs, and that all estimated ship dates and production schedules were non-binding. The phone, announced in June 2025 as "proudly designed and built in the United States" for $499, had never shipped and its marketing had shifted from "MADE IN THE USA" to "designed with American values in mind" within two weeks of launch.
• Trump Mobile retroactively reclassifies customer deposits as non-binding conditional opportunity — On April 6, 2026, Trump Mobile unilaterally amended its terms of service to redefine the $100 customer deposits collected since June 2025 as a "conditional opportunity if Trump Mobile later elects, in its sole discretion, to offer the Device for sale," rather than a binding pre-order. The new terms state that deposits do not lock in pricing, promotions, service plans, taxes, fees, or shipping costs, and that all estimated ship dates and production schedules are "non-binding estimates only." Customers may request refunds through customer service, which the company states will "take several business days to process."