The Trump administration framed its legal challenges as a 'weaponization' of law enforcement, beginning with an executive order aimed at stopping enforcement actions against corporations. This had significant implications for various enforcement agencies, leading to the erosion of their independence. Consequently, numerous investigations targeting technology and financial sectors, including major companies, were halted. This shift in policy allowed the Trump administration to exert control over independent enforcement actions, undermining the accountability mechanisms traditionally provided by law enforcement agencies.
President Donald Trump spent much of his 2024 presidential campaign claiming his prosecution...are unfair 'weaponization' of law enforcement. Corporate executives...cast powerful corporations...as victims of 'weaponized' enforcement.
When Trump took office, the corporate campaign to discredit law enforcement culminated in the day one executive order "Ending Weaponization of the Federal Government," which explicitly ties enforcement against Trump...to enforcement against corporate lawbreaking.
The Trump White House has exerted unprecedented authority over statutorily independent enforcement agencies...and has essentially eliminated the half-century policy of the Justice Department's independence from the White House.
Twenty-three enforcement actions against cryptocurrency corporations and 11 against financial technology firms have been dropped or halted under Trump, including investigations stopped for companies like Activision, Binance, and Tesla.
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