Fact Checking Trump: Federal Employees Pledge Oath To Constitution, Not The President

The Federal Government Ain’t Weaponized

Trump flips the world upside-down to conform to his beliefs. What’s right is wrong, and what’s wrong is right. It is his opinion that the Biden Administration weaponized the federal government against him. Whereas, in reality, Trump is weaponizing the federal government against his “perceived enemies”.

Contrary to what Donald Trump believes, the federal government isn’t out to get Trump. The Federal Oath of Office that everything federal employee takes, is to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. Nowhere in the oath of office does it mention supporting and defending the President. Trump demands fealty1.

As the 45th president, Trump’s first Attorney General), Jeff Sessions, didn’t last that long. Apparently, he refused to follow an order that was illegal from Trump. Trump found a sycophant in William Barr, who resigned in the waning days of Trump’s presidency until he could not tolerate any more lies that he won the 2020 election.

If Trump’s second term choice for Attorney General, Florida’s Attorney General Pam Bondi (T-FL) has any jurisprudence2 and ethics, I predict that she’ll last less than two months as US Attorney General.

Trump has promised, leading up to his second presidency, that he would persecute3 Liz Cheney (R-WY) and other members of the January 6 committee. He even called American citizens, the “enemy within”.

If that is how Trump thinks of half the nation4, then I embrace his moniker with honor.

Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral College
Hattis 75,017,613 48.32% 226
Trump 77,302,580 49.80% 312
(Difference) 2,284,967 1.48% 86

2024 Presidential Election Results – Federal Election Commission (FEC)

5 USC PART III, Subpart B, CHAPTER 33, SUBCHAPTER II: OATH OF OFFICE

§3331. Oath of office An individual, except the President, elected or appointed to an office of honor or profit in the civil service or uniformed services, shall take the following oath:

“I, <your name>, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”

This section does not affect other oaths required by law.

Ending The Weaponization Of The Federal Government – The White House

ENDING THE WEAPONIZATION OF THE [FEDERAL GOVERNMENT](https:///.usa.gov/)

EXECUTIVE ORDER

January 20, 2025

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Purpose. The American people have witnessed the previous administration engage in a systematic campaign against its perceived political opponents, weaponizing the legal force of numerous Federal law enforcement agencies and the Intelligence Community against those perceived political opponents in the form of investigations, prosecutions, civil enforcement actions, and other related actions. These actions appear oriented more toward inflicting political pain than toward pursuing actual justice or legitimate governmental objectives. Many of these activities appear to be inconsistent with the Constitutionand/or the laws of the United States, including those activities directed at parents protesting at school board meetings, Americans who spoke out against the previous administration’s actions, and other Americans who were simply exercising constitutionally protected rights.

The prior administration and allies throughout the country engaged in an unprecedented, third-world weaponization of prosecutorial power to upend the democratic process. It targeted individuals who voiced opposition to the prior administration’s policies with numerous Federal investigations and politically motivated funding revocations, which cost Americans access to needed services. The Department of Justice even jailed an individual for posting a political meme. And while the Department of Justice has ruthlessly prosecuted more than 1,500 individuals associated with January 6, and simultaneously dropped nearly all cases against BLM rioters.

Therefore, this order sets forth a process to ensure accountability for the previous administration’s weaponization of the Federal Government against the American people.

Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to identify and take appropriate action to correct past misconduct by the Federal Government related to the weaponization of law enforcement and the weaponization of the Intelligence Community.

Sec. 3. Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government.

(a) The Attorney General, in consultation with the heads of all departments and agencies of the United States, shall take appropriate action to review the activities of all departments and agencies exercising civil or criminal enforcement authority of the United States, including, but not limited to, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission, over the last 4 years and identify any instances where a department’s or agency’s conduct appears to have been contrary to the purposes and policies of this order, and prepare a report to be submitted to the President, through the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and the Counsel to the President with recommendations for appropriate remedial actions to be taken to fulfill the purposes and policies of this order.

(b) The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the appropriate departments and agencies within the Intelligence Community, shall take all appropriate action to review the activities of the Intelligence Community over the last 4 years and identify any instances where the Intelligence Community’s conduct appears to have been contrary to the purposes and policies of this order, and prepare a report to be submitted to the President, through the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and the National Security Advisor, with recommendations for appropriate remedial actions to be taken to fulfill the purposes and policies of this order. The term “Intelligence Community” has the meaning given the term in section 3003 of title 50, United States Code.

(c) In furtherance of these policies, departments and agencies are directed to comply with applicable document-retention policies and legal obligations. Instances of noncompliance with document-retention policies or legal obligations will be referred to the Attorney General.

Sec. 4. General Provisions.

(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

January 20, 2025.

  1. fealty • Merriam-Webster: Definition</br >1a: the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord</br >1b: the obligation of such fidelity</br >2: intense fidelity ↩

  2. jurisprudence • Merriam-Webster</br >Definition</br >1: the science or philosophy of law</br >2a: a system or body of law</br >2b: the course of court decisions as distinguished from legislation and doctrine</br >3: a department of law ↩

  3. Prosecuted vs. Persecuted: What’s the Difference? / Merriam-Webster: One you do in court, the other you do if you’re a jerk. ↩

  4. Trump defeated President Joe Biden by the slimmest of margins, less than 1.5%. ↩

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