How #Trump Used 10 #Emergency Declarations to Justify Hundreds of [otherwise #illegal] Actions

In his 7 months back in office, Trump has declared 9 #national emergencies, plus a “crime emergency” in #Washington. Those emergency declarations have been used to justify hundreds of actions—including #immigration measures, sweeping #tariffs & #energy #deregulation —that would typically require #congress approval or lengthy regulatory review….

#law#AbuseOfPower
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/08/22/us/politics/trump-emergency-immigration-tariffs-crime.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gE8.lpss.imNKsQXM0DTY&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

How #Trump Used 10 #Emergency Declarations to Justify Hundreds of [otherwise #illegal] Actions

In his 7 months back in office, Trump has declared 9 #national emergencies, plus a “crime emergency” in #Washington. Those emergency declarations have been used to justify hundreds of actions—including #immigration measures, sweeping #tariffs & #energy #deregulation —that would typically require #congress approval or lengthy regulatory review….

#law#AbuseOfPower
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/08/22/us/politics/trump-emergency-immigration-tariffs-crime.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gE8.lpss.imNKsQXM0DTY&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

This complaint resulted from our analysis about sheer corporate lobby firepower in EU, analysed by sector.
Big Tech, Energy, Banking and Chemicals dominated.

Their influencing efforts are succeeding, given Commission plans on #Deregulation and #competitiveness . 

https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2025/02/eus-lobby-league-table

🚨 Von der Leyen & @EUCommission use the #DMA as a poker chip against US Trump car tariffs thus tarnishing our #EU legislation

Allowing #Bigtech to influence our digital laws which shall ensure consumer + digital rights against commercial profits under the frame of #deregulation is undemocratic as it is against the interests of the 🇪🇺 people.

Call on your national governments that this is not acceptable 🔥

#Fediforum#Pubconf2025 #igf2025
#savesocial #rp25#Fediverse

🚨 Von der Leyen & @EUCommission use the #DMA as a poker chip against US Trump car tariffs thus tarnishing our #EU legislation

Allowing #Bigtech to influence our digital laws which shall ensure consumer + digital rights against commercial profits under the frame of #deregulation is undemocratic as it is against the interests of the 🇪🇺 people.

Call on your national governments that this is not acceptable 🔥

#Fediforum#Pubconf2025 #igf2025
#savesocial #rp25#Fediverse