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Is there a coup, specifically an autocoup, occurring in the United States? With the unilateral and unconstitutional dismantling of key US agencies, it certainly looks that way. Here, I briefly summarize what's happening.
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Sources
White House rescinds controversial federal aid freeze memo – Courthouse News
courthousenews.com/white-house-rescinds-controversial-federal-aid-freeze-memo
‘Holding Us Hostage’: Inside Trump and Musk’s USAID Shutdown Fiasco – Rolling Stone
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-musk-usaid-employees-doge-shutdown-1235257736
Elon Musk’s DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems – AP
apnews.com/article/donald-trump-elon-musk-doge-treasury-5e26cc80fcb766981cea56afd57ae759
The People Reportedly Aiding Elon Musk And DOGE’s Attack On The Federal Government – The Revolving Door Project
therevolvingdoorproject.org/reportedly-doge
Trump and Musk demand termination of federal office leases through General Services Administration – AP
apnews.com/article/trump-musk-gsa-terminate-office-leases-f8faac5e2038722f705587c8dd21ab26
Purges at FBI, DOJ trigger ‘battle’ for career staff – The Hill
thehill.com/homenews/administration/5124328-trump-administration-purge-fbi
FBI turns over details of 5,000 employees who worked on January 6 cases to Trump Justice Department, as agents sue – CNN
cnn.com/2025/02/04/politics/fbi-employees-tuesday/index.html
Donald Trump fires independent inspectors general at 17 federal agencies – CNN
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/25/trump-inspectors-general-agencies/77945298007
Loyalty tests and MAGA checks: Inside the Trump White House’s intense screening of job-seekers – AP
apnews.com/article/trump-loyalty-white-house-maga-vetting-jobs-768fa5cbcf175652655c86203222f47c
Power of the Purse – United States House Of Representatives
history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/Power-of-the-Purse
H.R.7130 - Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 – Congress
congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/7130
Key Executive Orders Passed by President Trump and Their Implications for Government Contractors – PilieroMazza
pilieromazza.com/key-executive-orders-passed-by-president-trump-and-their-implications-for-government-contractors
Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts – ABC News
abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-funding-freeze-blatant-violation-constitution-federal-law/story?id=118183957
Elon Musk's access to Treasury's payment system is raising alarms. Here's what to know. – CBS
cbsnews.com/news/musk-treasury-social-security-access-federal-payment-system-trump
Trump and Musk move to dismantle USAID, igniting battle with Democratic lawmakers – AP
apnews.com/article/trump-musk-usaid-c0c7799be0b2fa7cad4c806565985fe2
Article I Legislative Branch Section 9 – Constitution Annotaed
constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-9
constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C7-1/ALDE_00001095
constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C1-2-1/ALDE_00013356
White House Pauses Federal Grants – WAPO (Paywall)
washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/27/white-house-pauses-federal-grants
Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal money after widespread confusion – AP
apnews.com/article/donald-trump-pause-federal-grants-aid-6d41961940585544fa43a3f66550e7be
State Inspector General Lucy Lang discusses Trump firing about 17 inspectors general – Spectrum News
ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/inside-city-hall/2025/02/05/state-inspector-general-lucy-lang-discusses-trump-firing-about-17-inspectors-general
Who enforces judicial rulings against the president? – NPR
npr.org/2025/02/06/nx-s1-5287863/who-enforces-judicial-rulings-against-the-president
Trump holds back billions in funding despite court ruling, states tell judge – USA Today
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/06/trump-stops-billions-despite-court-order/78291496007
White House preparing executive order to abolish the Education Department – NBC News
nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/white-house-preparing-executive-order-abolish-department-education-rcna190205
Is there a coup, specifically an autocoup, occurring in the United States? With the unilateral and unconstitutional dismantling of key US agencies, it certainly looks that way. Here, I briefly summarize what's happening.
Patreon: patreon.com/GeorgRockallSchmidt
Leave a tip: paypal.me/GeorgRockallSchmidt
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/grockallschmidt.bsky.social
Twitter: twitter.com/grockallschmidt
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Sources
White House rescinds controversial federal aid freeze memo – Courthouse News
courthousenews.com/white-house-rescinds-controversial-federal-aid-freeze-memo
‘Holding Us Hostage’: Inside Trump and Musk’s USAID Shutdown Fiasco – Rolling Stone
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-musk-usaid-employees-doge-shutdown-1235257736
Elon Musk’s DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems – AP
apnews.com/article/donald-trump-elon-musk-doge-treasury-5e26cc80fcb766981cea56afd57ae759
The People Reportedly Aiding Elon Musk And DOGE’s Attack On The Federal Government – The Revolving Door Project
therevolvingdoorproject.org/reportedly-doge
Trump and Musk demand termination of federal office leases through General Services Administration – AP
apnews.com/article/trump-musk-gsa-terminate-office-leases-f8faac5e2038722f705587c8dd21ab26
Purges at FBI, DOJ trigger ‘battle’ for career staff – The Hill
thehill.com/homenews/administration/5124328-trump-administration-purge-fbi
FBI turns over details of 5,000 employees who worked on January 6 cases to Trump Justice Department, as agents sue – CNN
cnn.com/2025/02/04/politics/fbi-employees-tuesday/index.html
Donald Trump fires independent inspectors general at 17 federal agencies – CNN
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/25/trump-inspectors-general-agencies/77945298007
Loyalty tests and MAGA checks: Inside the Trump White House’s intense screening of job-seekers – AP
apnews.com/article/trump-loyalty-white-house-maga-vetting-jobs-768fa5cbcf175652655c86203222f47c
Power of the Purse – United States House Of Representatives
history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/Power-of-the-Purse
H.R.7130 - Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 – Congress
congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/7130
Key Executive Orders Passed by President Trump and Their Implications for Government Contractors – PilieroMazza
pilieromazza.com/key-executive-orders-passed-by-president-trump-and-their-implications-for-government-contractors
Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts – ABC News
abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-funding-freeze-blatant-violation-constitution-federal-law/story?id=118183957
Elon Musk's access to Treasury's payment system is raising alarms. Here's what to know. – CBS
cbsnews.com/news/musk-treasury-social-security-access-federal-payment-system-trump
Trump and Musk move to dismantle USAID, igniting battle with Democratic lawmakers – AP
apnews.com/article/trump-musk-usaid-c0c7799be0b2fa7cad4c806565985fe2
Article I Legislative Branch Section 9 – Constitution Annotaed
constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-9
constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C7-1/ALDE_00001095
constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C1-2-1/ALDE_00013356
White House Pauses Federal Grants – WAPO (Paywall)
washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/27/white-house-pauses-federal-grants
Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal money after widespread confusion – AP
apnews.com/article/donald-trump-pause-federal-grants-aid-6d41961940585544fa43a3f66550e7be
State Inspector General Lucy Lang discusses Trump firing about 17 inspectors general – Spectrum News
ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/inside-city-hall/2025/02/05/state-inspector-general-lucy-lang-discusses-trump-firing-about-17-inspectors-general
Who enforces judicial rulings against the president? – NPR
npr.org/2025/02/06/nx-s1-5287863/who-enforces-judicial-rulings-against-the-president
Trump holds back billions in funding despite court ruling, states tell judge – USA Today
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/06/trump-stops-billions-despite-court-order/78291496007
White House preparing executive order to abolish the Education Department – NBC News
nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/white-house-preparing-executive-order-abolish-department-education-rcna190205
