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This is third world shit.
There is no government or country on earth where the only qualification for a job is blind loyalty that is not epically corrupt.
I know the apologists will say don't all administrations hire loyalists? Yes, they do, but those folks have typically proper relevant experience and are not blind loyalists who will break the law. A shit ton of DOJ lawyers are resigning after being asked to pursue nonsense cases, and a couple of them who have pursued the nonsense are being threatened with referrals to their relevant Bar associations by the sitting judges.
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There is no government or country on earth where the only qualification for a job is blind loyalty that is not epically corrupt.
I know the apologists will say don't all administrations hire loyalists? Yes, they do, but those folks have typically proper relevant experience and are not blind loyalists who will break the law. A shit ton of DOJ lawyers are resigning after being asked to pursue nonsense cases, and a couple of them who have pursued the nonsense are being threatened with referrals to their relevant Bar associations by the sitting judges.
Request for Disciplinary Investigation of Edward Robert Martin, Jr. - Society for the Rule of Law
Office of Disciplinary Counsel District of Columbia Court of Appeals 515 5th Street N.W. Building A, Suite 117 Washington, D.C. 20001 To the Disciplinary Counsel: We are a group of attorneys dedicated to the protection of the rule of law in Washington, D.C. and beyond. Several of us previously...
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In the latest legal blow to the Trump administration, a federal judge in Rhode Island has prohibited officials from setting new restrictions on grants issued by the Violence Against Women Act based on Trump's executive order purging the federal government of "gender ideology."
VAWA distributes federal funding to communities to prevent domestic violence. Trump began moving to scale back some of these funds, which in 2022 were passed to support shelters that serve some particularly high-risk groups of women. Under Trump's policy, any jurisdiction that seeks VAWA grants would have to commit against supporting transgender rights and diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, programs.
U.S. Senior District Judge William E. Smith's order blocked this policy while litigation proceeds, finding that the Trump administration is likely to be in violation of federal law — and went into detail about how Trump's policies risk a chilling effect on victims of domestic and sexual violence from receiving support.
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"Many of the Coalitions that provide services to eligible victims who are transgender question whether they will now be permitted to provide the same quality of services, including acts such as: (1) providing trainings on servicing transgender and nonbinary crime victims, and (2) using those victims’ preferred pronouns, in basic recognition of those victims’ gender identity, because doing so would run afoul of the so-called 'gender ideology' Executive Order," wrote Smith.
Furthermore, he wrote, they fear "they will no longer be permitted to discuss with victims options for responding to incidents of domestic or sexual violence other than reaching out to law enforcement, which in some jurisdictions can involve collateral consequences that might not be the preferred course for particular victims, because doing so would arguably violate the challenged condition regarding collaboration with law enforcement."
This verdict comes just days before the Aug. 12 deadline for communities to file VAWA grants for the year.
Trump crackdown hits legal wall with new ruling
VAWA distributes federal funding to communities to prevent domestic violence. Trump began moving to scale back some of these funds, which in 2022 were passed to support shelters that serve some particularly high-risk groups of women. Under Trump's policy, any jurisdiction that seeks VAWA grants would have to commit against supporting transgender rights and diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, programs.
U.S. Senior District Judge William E. Smith's order blocked this policy while litigation proceeds, finding that the Trump administration is likely to be in violation of federal law — and went into detail about how Trump's policies risk a chilling effect on victims of domestic and sexual violence from receiving support.
Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story.
"Many of the Coalitions that provide services to eligible victims who are transgender question whether they will now be permitted to provide the same quality of services, including acts such as: (1) providing trainings on servicing transgender and nonbinary crime victims, and (2) using those victims’ preferred pronouns, in basic recognition of those victims’ gender identity, because doing so would run afoul of the so-called 'gender ideology' Executive Order," wrote Smith.
Furthermore, he wrote, they fear "they will no longer be permitted to discuss with victims options for responding to incidents of domestic or sexual violence other than reaching out to law enforcement, which in some jurisdictions can involve collateral consequences that might not be the preferred course for particular victims, because doing so would arguably violate the challenged condition regarding collaboration with law enforcement."
This verdict comes just days before the Aug. 12 deadline for communities to file VAWA grants for the year.
Trump crackdown hits legal wall with new ruling
Texas Democrats who left the state to deny Republicans a quorum in the state legislature are firing back after Gov. Greg Abbott's novel legal salvo.
The legislators made the move to obstruct any debate or passage of a new gerrymandered congressional map that state Republicans drew at the request of President Donald Trump, which makes five districts more favorable to the GOP, as the national party scrambles to prevent a wipeout in the midterm elections next year.
But Abbott is responding by filing a request for a writ of quo warranto with the state Supreme Court — staffed with many of his own appointees — arguing that the precise wording of the Texas Constitution requires all lawmakers to attend for a special session, and therefore state Rep. Gene Wu, the leader of the Democratic caucus, should be vacated from his seat, allowing the governor to select a replacement.
If the bid is successful, Abbott could try to do the same for every Democrat not in the state.
But Wu's attorneys fired back on Friday with a filing that asserts Abbott's request is illegal on several levels.
To begin with, they argued, the Texas Supreme Court doesn't even have jurisdiction over this issue in the first place, as the state constitution solely gives the legislature power to expel members, and the writ Abbott is seeking depends on material fact disputes about whether breaking quorum constitutes "abandonment" of office or that supporters providing money to Democrats as they wage the walkout are engaged in bribery, none of which any court has even decided in the first place.
Additionally, they argued, Abbott doesn't have the authority to file for a writ of quo warranto in the first place, as only state prosecutors can do that. It also violates separation of powers, they wrote, because "the Texas Constitution places the power to respond to legislators who break quorum firmly within the Legislative Department."
And finally, the state Constitution does not include breaking quorum as a disqualification for office; they wrote so "the Court cannot usurp Respondent’s two-year term of office or add abstention from quorum breaking to the list of qualifications to hold office as a state representative."
Texas Democrats plan on remaining out of the state at least past the Aug. 19 end of the special session, although Abbott has the power to call another after that. Texas Sen. John Cornyn announced earlier this week that the FBI has agreed to assist the state in tracking down the lawmakers, although it is unclear just what that would look like, as none of them have been charged with a federal or state crime.
Texas gov hit with major court action as Dems fire back over ouster bid
The legislators made the move to obstruct any debate or passage of a new gerrymandered congressional map that state Republicans drew at the request of President Donald Trump, which makes five districts more favorable to the GOP, as the national party scrambles to prevent a wipeout in the midterm elections next year.
But Abbott is responding by filing a request for a writ of quo warranto with the state Supreme Court — staffed with many of his own appointees — arguing that the precise wording of the Texas Constitution requires all lawmakers to attend for a special session, and therefore state Rep. Gene Wu, the leader of the Democratic caucus, should be vacated from his seat, allowing the governor to select a replacement.
If the bid is successful, Abbott could try to do the same for every Democrat not in the state.
But Wu's attorneys fired back on Friday with a filing that asserts Abbott's request is illegal on several levels.
To begin with, they argued, the Texas Supreme Court doesn't even have jurisdiction over this issue in the first place, as the state constitution solely gives the legislature power to expel members, and the writ Abbott is seeking depends on material fact disputes about whether breaking quorum constitutes "abandonment" of office or that supporters providing money to Democrats as they wage the walkout are engaged in bribery, none of which any court has even decided in the first place.
Additionally, they argued, Abbott doesn't have the authority to file for a writ of quo warranto in the first place, as only state prosecutors can do that. It also violates separation of powers, they wrote, because "the Texas Constitution places the power to respond to legislators who break quorum firmly within the Legislative Department."
And finally, the state Constitution does not include breaking quorum as a disqualification for office; they wrote so "the Court cannot usurp Respondent’s two-year term of office or add abstention from quorum breaking to the list of qualifications to hold office as a state representative."
Texas Democrats plan on remaining out of the state at least past the Aug. 19 end of the special session, although Abbott has the power to call another after that. Texas Sen. John Cornyn announced earlier this week that the FBI has agreed to assist the state in tracking down the lawmakers, although it is unclear just what that would look like, as none of them have been charged with a federal or state crime.
Texas gov hit with major court action as Dems fire back over ouster bid
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is zeroing in on New York Attorney General Letitia James with a subpoena for records related to the $454 million civil judgement she won against Trump for lying about his wealth, a person familiar with the matter has told The Associated Press.
The subpoena is part of an investigation into whether James violated Trump’s civil rights, another person said. The people could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke Friday to the AP on the condition of anonymity.
Another subpoena seeks records related to James' lawsuit involving the National Rifle Association, a person familiar with the matter said. On top of that, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi recently named a special prosecutor to help conduct a mortgage fraud investigation into James.
James has sued Trump and his Republican administration dozens of times over his policies as president and over how he conducted his private business empire. Trump vowed on the campaign trail to seek retribution against his opponents, and the moves against James are among the most serious yet against Trump’s political foes by the Justice Department.
FILE - New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference outside Manhattan federal court in New York on Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)© The Associated Press
Here’s what to know about James and the escalating investigations:
James says she's being politically targeted
The Democratic attorney general has denied any wrongdoing and said the mortgage probe is politically motivated.
Her personal attorney, Abbe D. Lowell, called the subpoenas “improper.”
“Weaponizing the Department of Justice to try to punish an elected official for doing her job is an attack on the rule of law and a dangerous escalation by this administration,” Lowell said.
‘The art of the steal’
James is the first Black woman elected to statewide office in New York, the state’s first Black attorney general and the first woman elected to the post. She fixated on Trump during the 2018 campaign, branding him as a “con man” and pledging to shine a “bright light into every dark corner of his real estate dealings.”
As soon as she took office, James launched several lawsuits over his immigration and environmental policies. She inherited a state lawsuit against Trump’s charitable foundation and steered it to a settlement that included a $2 million fine.
She filed another civil lawsuit against Trump in September 2022, alleging that his company deceived banks, insurers and others by overvaluing assets and his net worth on financial paperwork.
“It’s the art of the steal,” she said when announcing the case against Trump, turning the title of Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal” against him.
Trump says James never intended to be fair
In 2024, a New York judge ruled that Trump lied for years about his wealth and ordered him to pay $354.9 million in penalties plus nearly $100 million in interest.
Trump is appealing the judgement. He also posted a $175 million bond to halt the state from collecting what he owes and seizing his assets.
Trump says his financial statements actually understated his wealth and that any mistakes in the documents were harmless errors that played no role in banks’ lending decisions. He and his lawyers repeatedly accused James of engaging in “lawfare” for political purposes — a claim she denies.
Trump has long criticized James′ legal volleys as political theater designed to catapult her to fame. Trump also complained that her comments about him, prior to her election, show she never intended to be fair.
'Corporate death penalty'
In her role as a regulator of charities and nonprofit groups registered in New York, James sued the NRA and its longtime leader Wayne LaPierre. A jury last year found that LaPierre misspent millions of dollars and used the organization's funds to pay for an extravagant lifestyle, while the NRA itself failed to properly manage its assets and violated whistleblower protections.
A New York judge also banned LaPierre from holding a paid position with the organization for a decade, but declined to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the group.
James had sought to dissolve the powerful gun advocacy organization, however a judge ruled that the allegations did not warrant a “corporate death penalty.”
Mortgage fraud investigation
FBI Director Kash Patel in May confirmed James was being investigated after a Trump administration official accused her of mortgage fraud. James’ lawyer says the accusation was a lie based on a purposeful misreading of documents.
The investigation centers on forms James signed in 2023 while helping a niece buy a home in Norfolk, Virginia. One form stated that James intended to occupy the home as her “principal residence.” But in other documents, James made clear she had no intention of living there. An email to the mortgage loan broker two weeks before she signed the documents stated the property “WILL NOT be my primary residence.”
This week, Bondi named Ed Martin as a special prosecutor to help conduct a mortgage fraud investigation into James, according to the person familiar with the matter. James denied any wrongdoing and called the claim politically motivated.
Martin leads the Weaponization Working Group, which is examining Trump’s claims of anti-conservative bias inside the Justice Department. Martin's nomination for District of Columbia U.S. attorney was pulled amid Republican lawmakers’ concerns about his scant prosecutorial experience and support for Jan. 6 rioters.
Ben Finley, The Associated Press
Justice Department targets New York attorney general, a Trump foe. Here's what to know
The subpoena is part of an investigation into whether James violated Trump’s civil rights, another person said. The people could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke Friday to the AP on the condition of anonymity.
Another subpoena seeks records related to James' lawsuit involving the National Rifle Association, a person familiar with the matter said. On top of that, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi recently named a special prosecutor to help conduct a mortgage fraud investigation into James.
James has sued Trump and his Republican administration dozens of times over his policies as president and over how he conducted his private business empire. Trump vowed on the campaign trail to seek retribution against his opponents, and the moves against James are among the most serious yet against Trump’s political foes by the Justice Department.
FILE - New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference outside Manhattan federal court in New York on Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)© The Associated Press
Here’s what to know about James and the escalating investigations:
James says she's being politically targeted
The Democratic attorney general has denied any wrongdoing and said the mortgage probe is politically motivated.
Her personal attorney, Abbe D. Lowell, called the subpoenas “improper.”
“Weaponizing the Department of Justice to try to punish an elected official for doing her job is an attack on the rule of law and a dangerous escalation by this administration,” Lowell said.
‘The art of the steal’
James is the first Black woman elected to statewide office in New York, the state’s first Black attorney general and the first woman elected to the post. She fixated on Trump during the 2018 campaign, branding him as a “con man” and pledging to shine a “bright light into every dark corner of his real estate dealings.”
As soon as she took office, James launched several lawsuits over his immigration and environmental policies. She inherited a state lawsuit against Trump’s charitable foundation and steered it to a settlement that included a $2 million fine.
She filed another civil lawsuit against Trump in September 2022, alleging that his company deceived banks, insurers and others by overvaluing assets and his net worth on financial paperwork.
“It’s the art of the steal,” she said when announcing the case against Trump, turning the title of Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal” against him.
Trump says James never intended to be fair
In 2024, a New York judge ruled that Trump lied for years about his wealth and ordered him to pay $354.9 million in penalties plus nearly $100 million in interest.
Trump is appealing the judgement. He also posted a $175 million bond to halt the state from collecting what he owes and seizing his assets.
Trump says his financial statements actually understated his wealth and that any mistakes in the documents were harmless errors that played no role in banks’ lending decisions. He and his lawyers repeatedly accused James of engaging in “lawfare” for political purposes — a claim she denies.
Trump has long criticized James′ legal volleys as political theater designed to catapult her to fame. Trump also complained that her comments about him, prior to her election, show she never intended to be fair.
'Corporate death penalty'
In her role as a regulator of charities and nonprofit groups registered in New York, James sued the NRA and its longtime leader Wayne LaPierre. A jury last year found that LaPierre misspent millions of dollars and used the organization's funds to pay for an extravagant lifestyle, while the NRA itself failed to properly manage its assets and violated whistleblower protections.
A New York judge also banned LaPierre from holding a paid position with the organization for a decade, but declined to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the group.
James had sought to dissolve the powerful gun advocacy organization, however a judge ruled that the allegations did not warrant a “corporate death penalty.”
Mortgage fraud investigation
FBI Director Kash Patel in May confirmed James was being investigated after a Trump administration official accused her of mortgage fraud. James’ lawyer says the accusation was a lie based on a purposeful misreading of documents.
The investigation centers on forms James signed in 2023 while helping a niece buy a home in Norfolk, Virginia. One form stated that James intended to occupy the home as her “principal residence.” But in other documents, James made clear she had no intention of living there. An email to the mortgage loan broker two weeks before she signed the documents stated the property “WILL NOT be my primary residence.”
This week, Bondi named Ed Martin as a special prosecutor to help conduct a mortgage fraud investigation into James, according to the person familiar with the matter. James denied any wrongdoing and called the claim politically motivated.
Martin leads the Weaponization Working Group, which is examining Trump’s claims of anti-conservative bias inside the Justice Department. Martin's nomination for District of Columbia U.S. attorney was pulled amid Republican lawmakers’ concerns about his scant prosecutorial experience and support for Jan. 6 rioters.
Ben Finley, The Associated Press
Justice Department targets New York attorney general, a Trump foe. Here's what to know
HONOLULU (AP) — Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt once again, after a judge in Hawaii sided this week with environmentalists challenging a Trump administration rollback of federal ocean protections.
The remote Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument is home to turtles, marine mammals and seabirds, which environmental groups say will get snagged by longline fishing, an industrial method involving baited hooks from lines 60 miles (about 100 kilometers) or longer.
President Donald Trump's executive order to allow this and other types of commercial fishing in part of the monument changed regulations without providing a process for public comment and rulemaking and stripped core protections from the monument, the groups argued in a lawsuit.
U.S. District Judge Micah W. J. Smith granted a motion by the environmentalists on Friday. The ruling means boats catching fish for sale will need to immediately cease fishing in waters between 50 and 200 nautical miles (93 kilometers to 370 kilometers) around Johnston Atoll, Jarvis Island and Wake Island, said Earthjustice, an environmental law organization representing the plaintiffs.
U.S. Justice Department attorneys representing the government did not immediately return an email message seeking comment on Saturday.
Trump has said the U.S. should be “the world’s dominant seafood leader,” and on the same day of his April executive order, he issued another one seeking to boost commercial fishing by peeling back regulations and opening up harvesting in previously protected areas.
President George W. Bush created the marine monument in 2009. It consists of about 500,000 square miles (1.3 million square kilometers) in the remote central Pacific Ocean southwest of Hawaii. President Barack Obama expanded it in 2014.
Soon after Trump's executive order, the National Marine Fisheries Service sent a letter to fishing permit holders giving them the green light to fish commercially in the monument's boundaries, Earthjustice's lawsuit says. Fishing resumed within days, the group said.
Government attorneys say the fisheries service’s letter merely notified commercial fishers of a change that had already taken place through Trump’s authority to remove the prohibition on commercial fishing in certain areas.
Earthjustice challenged that letter, and by granting the motion in their favor, the federal judge found the government had chosen not to defend its letter on the merits and forfeited that argument. Smith also ruled against the government's other defenses, that the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the letter and that the court lacked jurisdiction over the matter.
David Henkin, an Earthjustice attorney, said Smith's ruling requires the government to go through a process to determine what kind of fishing, and under what conditions, can happen in monument waters in a way that wouldn't destroy the area.
Members of Hawaii’s longline fishing industry say they have made numerous gear adjustments and changes over the years, such as circle hooks, to avoid that.
The lawsuit says allowing commercial fishing in the monument expansion would also harm the “cultural, spiritual, religious, subsistence, educational, recreational, and aesthetic interests” of a group of Native Hawaiian plaintiffs who are connected genealogically to the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific.
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher And Audrey Mcavoy, The Associated Press
Commercial fishing in a vast Pacific nature area is halted after a judge blocks a Trump order
The remote Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument is home to turtles, marine mammals and seabirds, which environmental groups say will get snagged by longline fishing, an industrial method involving baited hooks from lines 60 miles (about 100 kilometers) or longer.
President Donald Trump's executive order to allow this and other types of commercial fishing in part of the monument changed regulations without providing a process for public comment and rulemaking and stripped core protections from the monument, the groups argued in a lawsuit.
U.S. District Judge Micah W. J. Smith granted a motion by the environmentalists on Friday. The ruling means boats catching fish for sale will need to immediately cease fishing in waters between 50 and 200 nautical miles (93 kilometers to 370 kilometers) around Johnston Atoll, Jarvis Island and Wake Island, said Earthjustice, an environmental law organization representing the plaintiffs.
U.S. Justice Department attorneys representing the government did not immediately return an email message seeking comment on Saturday.
Trump has said the U.S. should be “the world’s dominant seafood leader,” and on the same day of his April executive order, he issued another one seeking to boost commercial fishing by peeling back regulations and opening up harvesting in previously protected areas.
President George W. Bush created the marine monument in 2009. It consists of about 500,000 square miles (1.3 million square kilometers) in the remote central Pacific Ocean southwest of Hawaii. President Barack Obama expanded it in 2014.
Soon after Trump's executive order, the National Marine Fisheries Service sent a letter to fishing permit holders giving them the green light to fish commercially in the monument's boundaries, Earthjustice's lawsuit says. Fishing resumed within days, the group said.
Government attorneys say the fisheries service’s letter merely notified commercial fishers of a change that had already taken place through Trump’s authority to remove the prohibition on commercial fishing in certain areas.
Earthjustice challenged that letter, and by granting the motion in their favor, the federal judge found the government had chosen not to defend its letter on the merits and forfeited that argument. Smith also ruled against the government's other defenses, that the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the letter and that the court lacked jurisdiction over the matter.
David Henkin, an Earthjustice attorney, said Smith's ruling requires the government to go through a process to determine what kind of fishing, and under what conditions, can happen in monument waters in a way that wouldn't destroy the area.
Members of Hawaii’s longline fishing industry say they have made numerous gear adjustments and changes over the years, such as circle hooks, to avoid that.
The lawsuit says allowing commercial fishing in the monument expansion would also harm the “cultural, spiritual, religious, subsistence, educational, recreational, and aesthetic interests” of a group of Native Hawaiian plaintiffs who are connected genealogically to the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific.
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher And Audrey Mcavoy, The Associated Press
Commercial fishing in a vast Pacific nature area is halted after a judge blocks a Trump order
A federal appeals court ruled over the weekend that Donald Trump's administration's moves on government spending are an affront to the Constitution and disclosure laws, according to Politico.
According to the outlet, the three-judge D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel voted unanimously to "shoot down a Trump administration bid to make secret a public database of federal spending that researchers say is crucial to ensure the administration is not flouting Congress’ power of the purse." The court also imposed a deadline, according to the report.
The court reportedly gave "the administration until Friday to put the data back online."
"Two of the three appeals judges assigned to the matter also signed onto a forceful opinion declaring that the administration’s bid to conceal the data was an affront to Congress’ authority over government spending, one that threatened the separation of powers and defied centuries of evidence that public disclosure is necessary for the public good," according to the report.
Politico further noted that, "Judge Karen Henderson, a George H.W. Bush appointee, wrote in support of the decision to deny the Trump administration’s request to keep the data under wraps while litigation over the issue goes forward," and quoted her as saying, "No court would allow a losing party to defy its judgment. No President would allow a usurper to command our armed forces."
She added, “And no Congress should be made to wait while the Executive intrudes on its plenary power over appropriations.”
Read the full report right here.
Appeals court rules against Trump admin in big case — and gives deadline to comply
According to the outlet, the three-judge D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel voted unanimously to "shoot down a Trump administration bid to make secret a public database of federal spending that researchers say is crucial to ensure the administration is not flouting Congress’ power of the purse." The court also imposed a deadline, according to the report.
The court reportedly gave "the administration until Friday to put the data back online."
"Two of the three appeals judges assigned to the matter also signed onto a forceful opinion declaring that the administration’s bid to conceal the data was an affront to Congress’ authority over government spending, one that threatened the separation of powers and defied centuries of evidence that public disclosure is necessary for the public good," according to the report.
Politico further noted that, "Judge Karen Henderson, a George H.W. Bush appointee, wrote in support of the decision to deny the Trump administration’s request to keep the data under wraps while litigation over the issue goes forward," and quoted her as saying, "No court would allow a losing party to defy its judgment. No President would allow a usurper to command our armed forces."
She added, “And no Congress should be made to wait while the Executive intrudes on its plenary power over appropriations.”
Read the full report right here.
Appeals court rules against Trump admin in big case — and gives deadline to comply
President Donald Trump has demanded that the homeless “immediately” move out of Washington, D.C. to make the nation’s capital “more beautiful.”
Trump reiterated his Saturday announcement that he’s set to hold a press conference at the White House on Monday, adding on Truth Social on Sunday that “I’m going to make our Capital safer and more beautiful than it ever was before.”
“The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY,” he continued. “We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital. The Criminals, you don’t have to move out. We’re going to put you in jail where you belong.”
The president went on to say that “It’s all going to happen very fast, just like the Border. We went from millions pouring in, to ZERO in the last few months. This will be easier — Be prepared! There will be no ‘MR. NICE GUY.’ We want our Capital BACK.”
Trump’s promise to jail criminals in Washington comes as the city’s mayor, Muriel Bowser, has noted that there’s no recent increase in crime. Trump didn’t outline what legal authority he would use to evict people from the capital — the president only controls federal lands and buildings in the District of Columbia.
Trump also took to Truth Social on Saturday to say that he was hosting a press conference that would put a stop to violent crime in Washington. The president’s Sunday post included images of tents and garbage on the streets of the capital.
The Community Partnership is an organization working to reduce homelessness in Washington, a city of 700,000 people. According to the group, on any given night, there are roughly 3,782 people experiencing homelessness. However, most of them are in emergency shelters or transitional housing, while about 800 are unsheltered or “on the street,” according to the group.
On Friday, a White House official said that extra federal law enforcement officers were being deployed in Washington after a group of teenagers reportedly attacked a young Trump administration staffer during an attempted carjacking, angering Trump.
Appearing on MSNBC on Sunday, Bowser said Washington was "not experiencing a crime spike."
"It is true that we had a terrible spike in crime in 2023, but this is not 2023," she said. "We have spent over the last two years driving down violent crime in this city, driving it down to a 30-year low."
The capital’s police department reported that violent crime in the first seven months of this year was down by 26 percent compared with 2024. Overall, crime was down roughly seven percent.
Bowser noted that the president is “very aware” of Washington’s work alongside federal law enforcement after she met with him at the White House some weeks ago.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser told MSNBC that Trump is ‘very aware’ of the city’s work alongside federal law enforcement (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
The mayor added on Sunday that Trump can call in the National Guard if he so chooses. The administration recently did so over the objection of local officials in response to immigration protests in Los Angeles.
Congress controls Washington’s budget following its establishment in 1790, using land from Maryland and Virginia. However, D.C. residents choose their own mayor and city council.
If Trump wanted to take control of D.C., Congress would likely have to pass legislation revoking the law that put in place the local elected leaders, which the president then would have to sign for it to take effect.
Trump demands homeless ‘immediately’ move out of Washington DC to make nation’s capital ‘more beautiful’
Trump reiterated his Saturday announcement that he’s set to hold a press conference at the White House on Monday, adding on Truth Social on Sunday that “I’m going to make our Capital safer and more beautiful than it ever was before.”
“The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY,” he continued. “We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital. The Criminals, you don’t have to move out. We’re going to put you in jail where you belong.”
The president went on to say that “It’s all going to happen very fast, just like the Border. We went from millions pouring in, to ZERO in the last few months. This will be easier — Be prepared! There will be no ‘MR. NICE GUY.’ We want our Capital BACK.”
Trump’s promise to jail criminals in Washington comes as the city’s mayor, Muriel Bowser, has noted that there’s no recent increase in crime. Trump didn’t outline what legal authority he would use to evict people from the capital — the president only controls federal lands and buildings in the District of Columbia.
Trump also took to Truth Social on Saturday to say that he was hosting a press conference that would put a stop to violent crime in Washington. The president’s Sunday post included images of tents and garbage on the streets of the capital.
The Community Partnership is an organization working to reduce homelessness in Washington, a city of 700,000 people. According to the group, on any given night, there are roughly 3,782 people experiencing homelessness. However, most of them are in emergency shelters or transitional housing, while about 800 are unsheltered or “on the street,” according to the group.
On Friday, a White House official said that extra federal law enforcement officers were being deployed in Washington after a group of teenagers reportedly attacked a young Trump administration staffer during an attempted carjacking, angering Trump.
Appearing on MSNBC on Sunday, Bowser said Washington was "not experiencing a crime spike."
"It is true that we had a terrible spike in crime in 2023, but this is not 2023," she said. "We have spent over the last two years driving down violent crime in this city, driving it down to a 30-year low."
The capital’s police department reported that violent crime in the first seven months of this year was down by 26 percent compared with 2024. Overall, crime was down roughly seven percent.
Bowser noted that the president is “very aware” of Washington’s work alongside federal law enforcement after she met with him at the White House some weeks ago.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser told MSNBC that Trump is ‘very aware’ of the city’s work alongside federal law enforcement (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
The mayor added on Sunday that Trump can call in the National Guard if he so chooses. The administration recently did so over the objection of local officials in response to immigration protests in Los Angeles.
Congress controls Washington’s budget following its establishment in 1790, using land from Maryland and Virginia. However, D.C. residents choose their own mayor and city council.
If Trump wanted to take control of D.C., Congress would likely have to pass legislation revoking the law that put in place the local elected leaders, which the president then would have to sign for it to take effect.
Trump demands homeless ‘immediately’ move out of Washington DC to make nation’s capital ‘more beautiful’
Amid President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., the FBI has started sending about 120 agents on overnight shifts to help local law enforcement battle carjackings and other violent crime, according to The Washington Post.
This comes as Trump has threatened a federal takeover of the city, even as data shows violent crime plummeting in the nation’s capital. The president was recently outraged after a young administration staffer was reportedly assaulted in an attempted carjacking.
On Saturday, Trump announced that a Monday press conference would end violent crime in Washington. On Sunday, he took to Truth Social again, this time to call on the city’s homeless to “clear out” “immediately.” The president compared his crime-battling action to his work restricting illegal immigration at the southern border.
The FBI agents from the bureau’s counterintelligence, public corruption, and other units are now set to take part in traffic stops, for which they lack the proper training, The Post noted.
Trump ordered federal law enforcement agents from a number of agencies to be sent into city streets last week, and he said more juveniles should be charged in the justice system as adults.
The paper found that the diversion to local crime has caused frustration at the FBI. Most of the 120 agents authorized by the administration to battle crime alongside D.C. police come from the Washington Field Office. FBI agents usually don’t have the authority to conduct traffic stops, and people familiar with the situation told The Post that the agents could be dispatched to support other agencies.
Federal land is all across the nation’s capital, and local law enforcement often works side by side with federal agents to patrol it. However, these duties usually fall to the U.S. Park Police and the Secret Service, and not the FBI.
Anonymous top officials in the D.C. police department told The Post that the Trump administration hasn’t asked how to deploy these additional resources. As D.C. is not a state, federal authorities can exert more control over the city even as residents and local elected leaders protest.
D.C. residents elect their own mayor and city council following the 1973 Home Rule Act. However, a federal takeover of Washington’s police department would be an unusual use of power in a city where local leaders have few ways to resist federal intrusions.
On Sunday morning, the FBI told The Post in a statement that “Agents from the FBI Washington Field Office continue to participate in the increased federal law enforcement presence in D.C., which includes assisting our law enforcement partners.”
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said Sunday that the city was ‘not experiencing a crime spike’ (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Trump took to Truth Social on Sunday afternoon to call out the city’s mayor.
“The Mayor of D.C., Muriel Bowser, is a good person who has tried, but she has been given many chances, and the Crime Numbers get worse, and the City only gets dirtier and less attractive,” he said.
Appearing on MSNBC on Sunday, Bowser said Washington was "not experiencing a crime spike."
"It is true that we had a terrible spike in crime in 2023, but this is not 2023," she said. "We have spent over the last two years driving down violent crime in this city, driving it down to a 30-year low."
The capital’s police department reported that violent crime in the first seven months of this year was down by 26 percent compared with 2024. Overall, crime was down roughly seven percent.
“If the priority is to show force in an American city, we know he can do that here,” Bowser added. “But it won’t be because there’s a spike in crime.”
FBI sending 120 agents into DC streets as Trump targets carjacking and crime in capital
This comes as Trump has threatened a federal takeover of the city, even as data shows violent crime plummeting in the nation’s capital. The president was recently outraged after a young administration staffer was reportedly assaulted in an attempted carjacking.
On Saturday, Trump announced that a Monday press conference would end violent crime in Washington. On Sunday, he took to Truth Social again, this time to call on the city’s homeless to “clear out” “immediately.” The president compared his crime-battling action to his work restricting illegal immigration at the southern border.
The FBI agents from the bureau’s counterintelligence, public corruption, and other units are now set to take part in traffic stops, for which they lack the proper training, The Post noted.
Trump ordered federal law enforcement agents from a number of agencies to be sent into city streets last week, and he said more juveniles should be charged in the justice system as adults.
The paper found that the diversion to local crime has caused frustration at the FBI. Most of the 120 agents authorized by the administration to battle crime alongside D.C. police come from the Washington Field Office. FBI agents usually don’t have the authority to conduct traffic stops, and people familiar with the situation told The Post that the agents could be dispatched to support other agencies.
Federal land is all across the nation’s capital, and local law enforcement often works side by side with federal agents to patrol it. However, these duties usually fall to the U.S. Park Police and the Secret Service, and not the FBI.
Anonymous top officials in the D.C. police department told The Post that the Trump administration hasn’t asked how to deploy these additional resources. As D.C. is not a state, federal authorities can exert more control over the city even as residents and local elected leaders protest.
D.C. residents elect their own mayor and city council following the 1973 Home Rule Act. However, a federal takeover of Washington’s police department would be an unusual use of power in a city where local leaders have few ways to resist federal intrusions.
On Sunday morning, the FBI told The Post in a statement that “Agents from the FBI Washington Field Office continue to participate in the increased federal law enforcement presence in D.C., which includes assisting our law enforcement partners.”
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said Sunday that the city was ‘not experiencing a crime spike’ (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Trump took to Truth Social on Sunday afternoon to call out the city’s mayor.
“The Mayor of D.C., Muriel Bowser, is a good person who has tried, but she has been given many chances, and the Crime Numbers get worse, and the City only gets dirtier and less attractive,” he said.
Appearing on MSNBC on Sunday, Bowser said Washington was "not experiencing a crime spike."
"It is true that we had a terrible spike in crime in 2023, but this is not 2023," she said. "We have spent over the last two years driving down violent crime in this city, driving it down to a 30-year low."
The capital’s police department reported that violent crime in the first seven months of this year was down by 26 percent compared with 2024. Overall, crime was down roughly seven percent.
“If the priority is to show force in an American city, we know he can do that here,” Bowser added. “But it won’t be because there’s a spike in crime.”
FBI sending 120 agents into DC streets as Trump targets carjacking and crime in capital
boringLiberals are now pissed Trump will make District of Columbia "safe and beautiful"...
YOu can't make this shit up...
anything that trump 'demands' today will likely be cancelled tomorrow.
trump is yesterdayToday is Tomorrow bro.
still kicking kittens and laughing about it?
