Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions

Reporting cited here

1. documented

   The rescission stripped out the predecessor order's contractual ethics-pledge framework for appointees. Separate criminal and ethics statutes stayed in force.

   Revocation list including Executive Order 13989

   Presidential Ethics-Pledge Order Rescinded: Audit finding · Cited analysis

2. documented

   Trump's initial-rescissions order revoked Executive Order 13989, which had required an ethics pledge from Biden appointees.

   Revocation list including Executive Order 13989

   Presidential Ethics-Pledge Order Rescinded: The record · The record

3. documented

   Trump signed the rescission as president.

   Revocation list including Executive Order 13989

   Presidential Ethics-Pledge Order Rescinded: The record · The record