Trump’s Executive Order to Take Over the FEC Would End Key Agency’s Independent Administration and Enforcement of Election Law
Following President Trump’s late night executive order in which he used a “fringe” legal theory to falsely claim that the White House has power over independent agencies, including the Federal Election Commission, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand, and DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
“This week’s executive order by the Trump administration challenging the independence of agencies like the Federal Election Commission is a blatant power grab by a corrupt Republican administration to help maintain their lock on power ahead of the 2026 elections. You can’t remove the referees from the field because you don’t like some of the calls they’ve made, and now, Trump is taking it a step further and aiming to tell the referees which calls to make – rendering the agency completely incapable of fairly administering and enforcing the law. This clearly illegal move will undermine the free and fair elections that are a cornerstone of our democracy.”
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