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America First Audit

He said it in public. These are the documents on what happened next. Browse all records.

Why these cases

Trump sold “America First.” This record traces how public money, power, and risk moved toward family businesses, donors, favored firms, and foreign governments: and what workers, ranchers, retirees, patients, veterans, and small investors were left to absorb.

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Firing the Inspectors General

Actions
reportedTrump removed about 17 inspectors general across executive departments in a single action.Associated PressRead record · 1 source
Outcomes
documentedThe district court held that Trump violated the Inspector General Act's notice and substantive-rationale requirements for the eight plaintiffs, denied reinstatement and stayed the remaining case pending Trump v. Slaughter.U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaRead record · 1 source
People and impacts
Who paid or was affected
  • The eight plaintiff inspectors general
Promise and assessment
The promise
documentedTrump's ethics agenda promised to drain the swamp and reduce corruption in Washington.Democracy in Action / Trump Campaign transcriptRead record · 1 source

Promise contradicted

A district court found the notice violation; no final judgment has resolved it. Reinstatement was denied, the stay lifted after Trump v. Slaughter, and summary-judgment proceedings remain active.

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