Trump Action Archive

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• DOJ pardon attorney acknowledges investigation into voter fraud claims in Fulton County — Ed Martin, the U.S. Department of Justice's pardon attorney and head of the department's weaponization task force, acknowledged on social media in October 2025 that DOJ was investigating claims of voter fraud in Fulton County, Georgia's largest county. In August, Martin allegedly sent a letter to a Fulton County judge demanding "immediate access" to 148,000 absentee ballots stored in a ballot warehouse, stating that "A review of the ballots and envelopes is imperative for this work" as part of an election integrity investigation. The investigation targets alleged fraud from the 2020 election.

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• Trump attacks New York Times over fatigue reporting — Trump posted on Truth Social attacking the New York Times over its reporting on his growing fatigue, fewer public appearances, and shorter workdays. Trump called the article a "hit piece" and the outlet a "RAG" that is "truly an 'ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE.'" He also attacked reporter Katie Rogers, calling her "a third rate reporter who is ugly, both inside and out."
• Trump attacked CBS News correspondent Nancy Cordes — While speaking to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, Trump asked CBS News White House correspondent Nancy Cordes, "Are you a stupid person?" after she questioned his claim that there was "no vetting" of Afghan citizens brought to the US under Biden's "Operation Allies Welcome" program. The attack was part of Trump's pattern of hostile confrontations with women journalists.

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• Trump promoted QAnon and extremist imagery on social media — Trump flooded his social media platform with posts depicting extremist rhetoric and imagery, including images of himself wielding a sword and declaring himself the "Slayer of the Deep State," and promoting QAnon messaging. The article notes that in normal times, a president amplifying messages of a violent death cult would generate major headlines.

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• White House leaked false "peace deal" claims to media outlets regarding Ukraine negotiations — White House officials leaked stories to ABC and CBS falsely claiming Ukraine had agreed to a "peace deal," repackaging Russian-authored terms as American proposals. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy stated more work was needed; Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov admitted Moscow had not received final counterproposals and had not been formally briefed by the U.S. on consultation results. U.S. officials continued telling reporters only "minor issues" remained, despite actual sticking points including territorial surrender, NATO/EU membership abandonment, and military dismantling.

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• CDC website altered to undermine vaccine-autism consensus — The CDC website statement that vaccines do not cause autism was modified to include an asterisk and footnote indicating it had not been removed because of Kennedy's promise to Senator Cassidy, and the page text was changed to state that "studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities." This alteration, made at Kennedy's direction, effectively reframed the scientific consensus as disputed and suggested institutional suppression of contrary evidence.
• RFK Jr. personally ordered CDC to alter vaccine-autism guidance — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. personally directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to change information on the CDC website regarding the claim that vaccines do not cause autism. Kennedy acknowledged the order despite admitting that studies have shown no link between vaccines and autism. He stated he wanted the change because additional studies remain to be done, effectively reframing established scientific consensus as unproven. The change was made despite Kennedy's prior promise to Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) during his confirmation process that he would not remove the statement.

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• Trump administration canceled third-quarter GDP report — The Trump administration announced the cancellation of the US third-quarter GDP advanced estimate report. The announcement came hours after Trump's Crypto Czar David Sacks posted that AI-related investment accounts for half of GDP growth and that a reversal would risk recession. The timing raised questions about whether the report's contents prompted the cancellation.

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• DOGE spending higher than projected despite efficiency mandate — Despite DOGE's public mandate to decrease government spending, federal spending under Trump is now significantly higher than it was projected to be prior to DOGE's creation. The initiative failed to achieve its stated fiscal objective.

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• Treasury Secretary Bessent advised inflation victims to move to red states — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that people suffering from inflation should move from blue states to red states, claiming blue state inflation is half a percent higher. When asked if the entire country faces recession risk, Bessent expressed confidence about 2026 while acknowledging housing and interest-rate-sensitive sectors are in recession.
• Treasury Secretary Bessent mocked inflation crisis and advised Americans to relocate — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared on Sunday news programs as Americans faced surging inflation heading into Thanksgiving. Rather than proposing solutions, Bessent mocked the crisis, advising Americans struggling with higher grocery and energy prices to "move from a blue state to a red state" as a remedy for inflation. The statement dismissed the hardship of millions of families experiencing a shrinking middle class.

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• Trump administration floated plan to roll back self-imposed tariffs — The Trump administration began floating a plan to roll back tariffs that Trump himself had imposed, the same tariffs that contributed to the current inflationary spike. The administration sought credit for undoing damage it had created.

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• Axios reporter's sourcing from Russian envoy not disclosed in reporting — Axios reporter Barak Ravid, who broke the story of the Ukraine peace plan, faced criticism after it appeared his source was Kirill Dmitriev, the sanctioned Russian envoy. The source was not disclosed in Ravid's reporting. Multiple journalists noted that if Ravid obtained the report from a Kremlin operative and published it as a US plan without confirmation from US officials, it represented a serious journalistic failure. State Department officials told journalist Jimmy Rushton that nobody had seen the document or was aware it existed until Axios reported it.

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• Trump calls for release of Tina Peters on Truth Social — Trump posted on Truth Social calling for the release of Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk convicted of charges related to allowing a MyPillow-affiliated associate to access county election equipment after the 2020 election. Trump claimed Peters is imprisoned "FOR ATTEMPTING TO EXPOSE VOTER FRAUD," mischaracterizing her conviction.

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• State Dept official characterized Ukraine peace plan as Russian active measures operation — Multiple foreign policy experts and journalists characterized the Ukraine peace plan as a Russian active measures operation. Spiegel investigative journalist Christo Grozev stated he saw an early version six months ago that was "purely Russian concept" nearly identical to the current plan. Jurgen Nauditt detailed how Kirill Dmitriev drafted the plan and leaked it to Axios as a PR move to pressure Kyiv, with Witkoff only briefed afterward. Nauditt noted Witkoff's deleted tweet ("He must have got this from K.") revealed the Russian origin.

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• Miami Herald journalist explained Epstein files complexity — Miami Herald investigative journalist Julie K. Brown provided detailed explanation of the various categories of Epstein-related documents, including DOJ/FBI federal criminal case files, federal grand jury files, Oversight Committee files obtained by subpoena, civil case files from dozens of lawsuits, Treasury/IRS files, potential CIA files, and FAA records. Brown noted that many documents remain sealed or redacted despite releases, that media organizations have filed requests to unseal more documents, and that the process is slow and requires judge rulings. Brown also noted that not all claims against Epstein were filed in court and many were settled through quiet agreements.

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• Trump attacked Ukraine and falsely blamed it for ingratitude — Trump issued a statement falsely claiming Ukrainian leadership "expressed zero gratitude for our efforts" and scolded European nations for purchasing Russian oil. The statement misrepresented European energy policy; most of Europe has substantially reduced reliance on Russian energy except for authoritarian allies Trump favors, such as Hungary under Viktor Orbán.
• Mark Toth characterized Trump's Ukraine posts as Russian victory — National security reporter Mark Toth stated that Team Trump is not reading the room or the Russians, and that Putin is playing a divide-and-conquer game that the White House is falling for. Toth characterized Trump's posts slamming Ukraine and attacking Europe as a "100% win for Russia," noting that Trump's attack on Europe divides Washington from NATO as Dmitriev intended.

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• House Democrats release Epstein emails implicating Trump; rightwing media suppresses coverage — House Democrats released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein claimed Donald Trump "knew about the girls," allegedly showing Trump spent hours at Epstein's home with a victim. Fox News and other conservative networks largely ignored the story. When Republicans prepared to vote for full Epstein file release despite Trump's opposition, rightwing media maintained silence. Only after Trump reversed course and called for release did Fox News cover it, reframing his capitulation as a strategic masterstroke rather than a humiliating U-turn forced by party defection.

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• X platform releases "about this account" transparency tool revealing foreign locations of prominent MAGA influencers — Elon Musk's X platform deployed a new transparency feature called "about this account" allowing users to view account location data, join dates, username change history, and app download methods. Upon rollout, users discovered numerous high-follower MAGA and rightwing influencers presenting themselves as patriotic Americans were actually operating from Russia, Nigeria, India, Thailand, and other countries. Accounts like MAGANationX (400k followers), IvankaNews (1M followers), and Dark Maga were exposed as foreign-based. The discovery prompted widespread discussion about foreign actors and bot networks influencing US political discourse on the platform.
• X platform revealed major MAGA influencers are foreign actors — Elon Musk's X platform rolled out an "About This Account" feature showing account location, join date, username changes, and app download method. The feature revealed that dozens of major MAGA and right-wing influencer accounts masquerading as "America First" or "MAGA" proponents actually originate from overseas locations including Russia, India, and Nigeria. Examples include MAGANationX (nearly 400,000 followers, based in Eastern Europe) and IvankaNews (1 million followers, based in Nigeria).

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• State Department spokesperson contradicted Rubio's denial of plan authorship — State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott called senators' accounts of Rubio's statements "blatantly false" and stated that the U.S. had in fact written the plan. This direct contradiction of Rubio's own words to senators forced Rubio to reverse course and claim U.S. authorship, creating public confusion about the plan's origins and the administration's internal coherence.
• Secretary of State Rubio contradicted senators about Ukraine peace plan origin — Secretary of State Marco Rubio made conflicting statements about the Ukraine peace plan's authorship. After Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) publicly recounted a private call in which Rubio characterized the plan as a received proposal not authored by the US, Rubio posted on X claiming the US authored the plan based on Russian input. State Department officials later backpedaled on Rubio's claims, with one diplomat calling the situation "unbelievable."
• Secretary of State Rubio claims US authored Ukraine peace plan — Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on Twitter that a 28-point peace plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine, which would force Kyiv to make major concessions, was "authored" by the US. This contradicted a Republican senator's claim that Rubio had distanced himself from the plan during a phone call earlier that day, stating it came from Russia.

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• Labor Department cancelled October CPI inflation report — The Labor Department announced the cancellation of the October CPI inflation report and rescheduled the November CPI inflation data release to December 18th. Both the employment situation data for October and November and the CPI inflation data are now scheduled to be released after the Federal Reserve's next meeting, during a period of Fed data blackout.

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• Sen. Markwayne Mullin repeated Kremlin propaganda on Fox News — Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) told Fox host Stuart Varney that Trump's Ukraine peace plan would be "a win for both" Russia and Ukraine, and stated that Crimea "kind of see themselves as more Russian anyways," echoing Russian government talking points about the disputed territory.

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• JD Vance recommended far-right conspiracy theorist for Washington Post — Vice President JD Vance stated at a Breitbart conference that he had texted Jeff Bezos, owner of the Washington Post, recommending that Bezos hire Matt Boyle to run the Post's entire political reporting shop. Boyle is described as a "nutty far-right conspiracy theorist" who currently runs Breitbart.

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• White House under Gerald Ford blocked publication of Church Committee report on CIA assassination plots — Documents released by the National Security Archive reveal that President Gerald Ford's White House actively opposed publication of the Church Committee's landmark 1975 report exposing CIA assassination attempts against foreign leaders. Ford accepted a recommendation to oppose the report's release, with officials including Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and CIA Director William Colby expressing strong antipathy to the investigation. Despite White House pressure, the report was published on November 20, 1975, documenting CIA involvement in plots against Fidel Castro, Patrice Lumumba, and René Schneider.
• Ford signed executive order banning CIA assassination plots — Following the Church Committee report's publication and public outcry, President Gerald Ford signed the first of several executive orders in 1976 expressly prohibiting the CIA and other U.S. forces from attempting to assassinate foreign leaders outside of war situations. This action represented a formal policy response to the revelations of illegal covert operations disclosed in the Church report.

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• CDC changed vaccine-autism language under RFK Jr. direction — The CDC updated its website to replace language that stated that studies have shown there is "no link" between vaccines and autism to say, "The claim 'vaccines do not cause autism' is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism." The site also claims that studies linking vaccines and autism "have been ignored by health authorities." Demetre Daskalakis, the former head of the agency's center responsible for respiratory viruses and immunizations, told the Washington Post that the changes show that the CDC "cannot currently be trusted as a scientific voice." Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. later admitted he ordered the changes.

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• President Trump reposted calls for arrest, execution, and sedition charges against Democratic lawmakers — President Trump reposted social media comments calling for the arrest and execution of the six Democratic veterans in Congress who released the November 18 video. The reposted comments included calls to "throw out of their offices," "frog march out of their homes at 3:00 AM with FOX News cameras filming," and "charged with sedition," as well as posts stating "Insurrection. TREASON!" and "HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD!!" Trump's reposting amplified these calls for violence and criminal prosecution against sitting members of Congress.
• White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller accused Democratic lawmakers of calling for insurrection — White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller posted on social media that "Democrat lawmakers are now openly calling for insurrection" in response to the November 18 video released by six Democratic veterans in Congress reminding military and intelligence personnel of their legal duty to refuse unlawful orders. The post mischaracterized the lawmakers' reiteration of existing law as a call for insurrection.
• White House deputy chief of staff accused Democratic lawmakers of calling for insurrection — Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, posted on social media that "Democrat lawmakers are now openly calling for insurrection" in response to the military oath video released by the six Democratic lawmakers on November 19.
• White House press secretary claimed Democratic lawmakers encouraged military defiance — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt attempted to defuse the crisis of Trump's calls for executing members of Congress by claiming the Democratic lawmakers were encouraging violence. Leavitt stated that the lawmakers were "literally saying to 1.3 million active duty service members to defy the chain of command, not to follow lawful orders." When a reporter corrected her that the lawmakers had said "illegal orders," Leavitt claimed the president has not given illegal orders and that every order from the commander-in-chief through the chain of command is lawful.

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• Trump threatens to revoke ABC News license during bilateral meeting with Saudi crown prince — During a bilateral meeting with Mohammed bin Salman on 18 November 2025, President Trump told reporters that ABC News's license should be revoked because its coverage is "fake" and "97% negative to Trump." Trump stated the FCC chairman should examine the matter. This continues a pattern: Trump has made at least 28 license-revocation threats against major networks over eight years, despite the FCC lacking authority to revoke national network licenses—it can only license local stations.
• Trump attacked female reporters during press conference — During a press conference, President Trump verbally attacked two female reporters—Catherine Lucey of Bloomberg and Mary Bruce of ABC News—who asked questions about his connection to Jeffrey Epstein and the appropriateness of his family conducting business with Saudi Arabia. Trump called Bruce a "terrible person and terrible reporter," suggested the FCC should revoke ABC's license, and told Lucey to be "Quiet! Quiet, piggy!" in response to her follow-up question.
• Trump lashed out at ABC reporter and called for FCC action against network — Asked by ABC News reporter Mary Bruce about why the House needs to vote on releasing the Epstein files when he could order the release himself, Trump lashed out and called on Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr to "take a look at" revoking the network's broadcast license. The threat represents an attempt to use regulatory power to punish a journalist for asking a critical question.
• Trump threatens ABC News broadcasting license over Khashoggi question — During the White House meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Trump castigated an ABC News journalist for asking a question about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Trump suggested that ABC should lose its broadcasting license in response to the question, using the moment to attack the press outlet rather than address the substance of the inquiry.
• White House issues statement attacking ABC News as "fake news" and "Democrat spin operation" — The White House published a statement on its official website characterizing ABC News as a "Democrat spin operation masquerading as a broadcast network" rather than journalism. The statement lists allegations of past ABC reporting errors, editorial choices, and coverage decisions spanning 2017–2025, including a 2024 settlement with George Stephanopoulos over defamation claims, and asserts that ABC's coverage of Trump administration actions has been systematically negative and misleading.

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• Federal judge finds government misconduct in DOJ prosecution of James Comey — Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick ruled that the Department of Justice engaged in a "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" in securing criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress in 2020. The judge found fundamental misstatements of law presented to the grand jury, use of potentially privileged communications, and unexplained irregularities in grand jury transcripts. Fitzpatrick ordered prosecutors to produce all grand jury materials to Comey's defense team, citing concerns that the DOJ's approach was to "indict first and investigate later."
• Federal magistrate judge found prosecutor Lindsey Halligan provided false statements to grand jury in Comey case — A federal magistrate judge in Virginia ruled that Trump-appointed prosecutor Lindsey Halligan made false statements of law to a grand jury in the case against former FBI Director James Comey. The judge found a "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" and stated that Halligan's explanations "simply make no sense." The judge ordered grand jury materials released to Comey's legal team, finding the misstatements severe enough to potentially taint the indictment itself.
• Judge Fitzpatrick issued scathing ruling against interim US Attorney Lindsay Halligan for grand jury misconduct in Comey indictment — Judge William Fitzpatrick ruled that interim US Attorney Lindsay Halligan likely used illegally obtained evidence, privileged information, and made two false statements of law to the grand jury that indicted former FBI Director James Comey. The judge found Halligan presented only a single witness (an FBI agent exposed to privileged communications) and ordered all grand jury materials turned over to the defense. The court found a "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" and established grounds for potential dismissal of the indictment with prejudice.
• Federal judge found "disturbing pattern" of misconduct in Comey case — A federal judge ruled that prosecutors in former FBI Director James Comey's criminal case must turn over grand jury materials from his indictment. In his ruling, which was paused after the Justice Department appealed it, the judge wrote that "the record points to a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" by Lindsey Halligan, Trump's handpicked interim US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, that could "undermine the integrity of the grand jury proceeding." The judge also found "genuine issues of misconduct" in the case.