Trump Action Archive

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• Complaint filed — Betanzo v. United States Environmental Protection Agency — On June 22, 2026, a drinking water engineer filed a complaint against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Eastern District of Michigan.

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• FBI Launches Leak Investigation — The FBI has initiated a criminal leak investigation targeting an Atlantic magazine journalist, Sarah Fitzpatrick, who reported on FBI Director Kash Patel's alleged behavior.
• FBI Investigates Leaks to The Atlantic Reporter — The FBI has reportedly launched a criminal probe into leaks to a reporter from The Atlantic concerning Director Kash Patel's conduct.
• FBI Launches Criminal Leak Investigation into Journalist — The FBI initiated a criminal leak investigation into journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick, who reported on FBI Director Kash Patel's alleged misconduct.

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• Launch of Objection AI to Adjudicate Media Claims — Objection AI, a startup funded by Peter Thiel and others, has launched a service that uses an "AI jury" to evaluate and adjudicate claims against media outlets and reporters.
• Objection AI's Public Investigations and Rulings — Objection AI has conducted public investigations into various claims, including conspiracy theories and media reports, using its AI adjudication system.
• Objection AI's Requirement for Journalists to Disclose Sources — Objection AI, as part of its media adjudication process, requires journalists to upload information about their anonymous sources to its AI systems for verification.

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• DOJ Investigates Former Aide Cassidy Hutchinson — The New York Times reported that the civil rights division of the DOJ is investigating Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide who testified against Trump regarding the Jan.

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• Trump Threatens Journalist Over Leak — Donald Trump threatened to jail a journalist who reported on a missing U.S.
• Trump Threatens Reporter Over Leak of Missing Pilot Information — President Trump threatened to jail a reporter unless they disclose the source of a leak regarding a missing U.S.
• Trump Threatens to Jail Journalists Over Source Disclosure — During a press conference, President Trump threatened to imprison journalists from an unnamed media outlet if they did not reveal their source regarding a missing U.S.

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• Republicans Target Jan. 6 Witness Cassidy Hutchinson — On March 6, 2026, CNN reported that Republican lawmakers are urging the Justice Department to charge former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who testified about Trump's role in the January 6 insurrection.

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• Trump administration strips civil service protections — The Office of Personnel Management issued a final rule to remove civil service protections from approximately 50,000 federal employees, allowing the administration to replace nonpartisan civil servants with loyalists.
• Trump administration moves to alter federal workforce protections — The Trump administration is implementing a new employment category that could remove job protections for approximately 50,000 federal workers.
• Federal Employment Protections Eliminated

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• Trump administration issues rule to ease firing of federal workers — The Trump administration has issued a new rule through the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that aims to strip job protections from 50,000 federal employees, allowing the president to hire and fire these employees

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• Wright v. Noem (D.D.C.) 1:26-cv-00144 — Case filed — Case filed On January 19, 2026 Brandon Wright, a former civil servant and employee of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) filed suit against the DHS and an unknown woman, defendant Doe, alleging that his
• Fired DHS worker sues agency over termination after criticizing Kristi Noem — Brandon Wright, a former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employee, has filed a federal lawsuit against the DHS, claiming his termination violated his First Amendment rights.

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• FBI raids home of Washington Post reporter — The FBI conducted a raid on the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson in Virginia, seizing electronic devices as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining
• FBI Searches Home of Washington Post Reporter — FBI agents conducted a search of a Washington Post reporter's home, seizing phones and computers.
• — The FBI executed a search warrant at the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson, seizing electronic devices.

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• Judge blocks White House bid to revoke whistleblower lawyer’s security clearance — A federal judge, Amir H Ali, granted a preliminary injunction requiring the Trump administration to restore attorney Mark Zaid's security clearance, which had been revoked in March.

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• Trump Nominee Paul Ingrassia's Racist Texts Revealed — Politico reported that Paul Ingrassia, Trump's nominee for the Office of Special Counsel, sent racist texts in 2024, including derogatory remarks about Martin Luther King Jr.
• Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia withdraws from consideration after racist texts surface — Paul Ingrassia, nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Office of Special Counsel, withdrew his nomination after racist text messages he allegedly sent were made public.
• Trump’s nomination of Paul Ingrassia loses Republican support — Paul Ingrassia, nominated by Donald Trump to lead the office of special counsel, is losing support from Republican senators following the surfacing of racist text messages.

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• Whistleblower Group Calls for Investigation into FEMA Retaliation — The Government Accountability Project sent a letter to lawmakers calling for investigations into alleged illegal retaliation against over 30 FEMA employees who were suspended after signing a letter warning Congress

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• Whistleblower Resigns from Social Security Administration — Charles Borges, Chief Data Officer at the Social Security Administration, resigned after being forced out for whistleblowing on serious data breaches that jeopardized the personal information of over 300 million
• Social Security Chief Data Officer Resigns — Charles Borges, the chief data officer of Social Security, resigned three days after filing a whistleblower complaint.

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• Director of National Intelligence Reveals Undercover CIA Officer's Identity — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard publicly disclosed the identity of a senior undercover CIA officer while announcing the revocation of security clearances for several officials.
• DNI Tulsi Gabbard Strips CIA Officer of Security Clearance — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard publicly disclosed the name of a CIA officer and stripped her of her security clearance, causing alarm within the agency.
• Trump Administration Faces Criticism Over Security Clearance Process — The Trump administration has been criticized for weaponizing the security clearance process, with several intelligence officers stripped of their clearances without clear justification.

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• FEMA Employees Warn of Disaster, Face Suspension — Over 180 FEMA employees have signed a letter warning Congress of a potential disaster akin to Hurricane Katrina due to mismanagement and lack of experience within the agency.
• FEMA staff placed on leave after signing dissent letter — Several FEMA staff members were placed on administrative leave after signing a public letter criticizing the Trump administration's handling of the agency.
• FEMA employees warned Congress about staffing cuts — On August 27, 2025, 182 FEMA employees wrote to Congress expressing concerns that one-third of the agency's full-time staff had separated from the agency this year, eroding institutional knowledge and capacity to

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• Secretary of Defense Hegseth threatens prosecution of leakers — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Fox & Friends that former Department of Defense employees who leaked information may face criminal prosecution.

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• Trump stripped security clearances from Krebs and Taylor — On April 9, President Trump stripped security clearances from Christopher Krebs and Miles Taylor, both former officials who had publicly criticized his administration.

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• Trump orders DoJ to investigate two former officials — On Wednesday, President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Justice to investigate two former officials, Miles Taylor and Chris Krebs, who had previously defied him.
• Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Critics and Law Firms — President Trump signed executive orders directing the DOJ to investigate former officials Miles Taylor and Chris Krebs, who criticized him publicly.

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• Kristi Noem's DHS began polygraph tests for employees — Kristi Noem's Department of Homeland Security initiated polygraph tests for employees to identify potential leaks regarding ICE raids, indicating a crackdown on internal dissent.
• DHS Conducts Polygraph Tests on Employees — The Department of Homeland Security is conducting polygraph tests on employees to identify potential leaks of information regarding immigration operations to the media.

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• DOJ Appeals to Block Whistleblower Protection — The Trump administration's Justice Department has appealed to the Supreme Court to block a federal judge's order temporarily reinstating the head of a government ethics watchdog agency.
• Trump administration files supreme court appeal over firing of government watchdog — The Trump administration has filed an appeal with the US Supreme Court to approve the firing of Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), an independent federal agency that protects

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• Federal judge orders reinstatement of whistleblower protection head — A federal judge ordered the reinstatement of Hampton Dellinger as the head of the Office of Special Counsel, responsible for protecting whistleblowers, after he was fired last week.
• Judge Blocks Firing of Special Counsel — Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued a temporary order blocking the firing of U.S.
• Judge Blocks Removal of Special Counsel — Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued a temporary order blocking the removal of U.S.