Democrats ask judge to block Trump executive order giving him more control over FEC

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Source: CBS News

Updated on: March 11, 2025 / 3:36 PM EDT


National Democrats asked a judge Tuesday to issue a preliminary injunction halting an executive order signed by President Trump that gives him more control over the Federal Election Commission. The Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee filed a federal civil lawsuit last month challenging the executive order, alleging it was a naked power grab by Mr. Trump to assume more control over U.S. elections.

In February, Mr. Trump signed an executive order to curtail the authority of independent regulatory agencies. "The independent regulatory agencies officials who wield vast executive power must be supervised and controlled by the people's elected President," his order said.

Under the order, the president and Attorney General Pam Bondi would "provide authoritative interpretations of law for the executive branch." Further, any proposed and "final significant regulatory actions" from executive departments and agencies, "including so-called independent agencies," are to be submitted for review to the president before they could be published in the Federal Register. The Democratic campaign groups allege they're already suffering harm because of the executive order.

They argue that their employees fear that their fundraising and communications strategies may trigger an FEC complaint against the committees, "as has occurred in previous election cycles." They say that the order violates the Federal Election Campaign Act, known as FECA, by demanding that commissioners and their employees defer to Mr. Trump and Bondi's interpretations of the law and prohibiting them from "'advanc[ing] any interpretation of the law as the position of the United States that contravenes the President or the Attorney General's opinion on a matter of law.'"

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[AZJonnie]

1. That entire bullshit EO needs to be fought tooth and nail

Maybe going after the changes to who's in control of the FEC is the best means to do that, due to reasons of standing or something along those lines. Maybe the hope is get a judge to reject the validity of this naked power grab against the FEC, and this sets a precedent that could used to also fight his hostile takeover of other independent agencies that he has NO BUSINESS controlling. SEC being the next most alarming after the FEC, IMHO. Trump canNOT be allowed to dictate "the laws to be enforced" by the SEC. F**K THAT NOISE!!!