The Trump Files
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The Trump Files
@trumpfiles.bsky.social
Keeping my sanity by maintaining a timeline of the madness

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XyDHp1Dz_yNrj7vYqFG1g5WKrEfILREdeM-7D4cJuVw/edit?usp=sharing

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Four FEMA agents are fired after Elon Musk misleadingly accuses the agency of housing NYC migrants in high-end hotels.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/n...
Top FEMA Official Is Fired Over Payments for N.Y.C. Migrant Shelters
The Trump administration fired the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s chief financial officer and three others after Elon Musk misleadingly claimed the agency had used disaster relief funds for mig...
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The AP is barred from a White House event because it refuses to use the term "Gulf of America." /4
February 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
House speaker Mike Johnson, quoted less than a year confirming (correctly) that Congress has the "power of the purse," said that actually that power belongs to the executive branch. /3
February 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
In a press conference with Jordan's king, Trump reiterates his claim that the US will take over Gaza and Palestinians will have to live elsewhere. /2

www.npr.org/2025/02/11/g...
Trump pushes plan to take Gaza and relocate Palestinians in meeting with Jordan's king
President Trump insisted he will move forward with his vision for the U.S. to "take" the Gaza Strip, move its residents to Jordan and other Arab nations, and redevelop the heavily damaged territory.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The full spreadsheet can be viewed here. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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February 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
And finally for today -- although this one seems like it will generate a million future items -- Trump fires the US government's top ethics official. /6

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Donald Trump fires the US government's top ethics official
The Office of Government Ethics said Monday that President Donald Trump had removed its director, David Huitema.
www.usatoday.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
That very judge rules the White House failed to comply with his court order concerning the payment of federal grants. /5

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
Judge Rules That Trump Administration Defied Order to Unfreeze Billions in Federal Grants
The federal judge in Rhode Island said the Trump administration had failed to comply with his order unfreezing billions of dollars in federal grants.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Elon Musk calls for impeachment of a federal judge who ruled against DOGE. /4

thehill.com/policy/techn...
thehill.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The Department of Justice's Federal Office on Violence Against Women removes funding opportunities from website. /2

19thnews.org/2025/02/offi...
Federal Office on Violence Against Women removes funding opportunities from website
The office, part of the Justice Department, is a key source of grants for nonprofits that work to help victims of domestic violence.
19thnews.org
February 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
That's it for today -- a light day, unless #Trump demands to be made MVP of the Super Bowl.

Watch the ongoing Trump Files here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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February 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
JD Vance tweets tweets that judges are not allowed to impede the executive branch's power. There is definitely a feeling in the air of "if they rule against us and we do it anyway, what are they gonna do?" /2
February 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Follow along, and please keep the discussion (should there be one) cordial. #trump #nevertrump #thetrumpfiles /end
February 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The idea is, I'll announce new entries here as I add them to the spreadsheet. And because I do not read every media source in the wide world, I will be happy to hear suggestions for things that I have overlooked. /5
February 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It is available publicly as a Google Spreadsheet. You can find it here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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February 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I have finally determined a remedy, one that allows me to mentally process everything that's happening while also keeping me at a sane remove.

I am maintaining a spreadsheet of the various outrages and controversies, of which there have already been many and will surely be many more. /3
February 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Like many people, I have found myself overwhelmed by the news -- by design, as some would have it. /2
February 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM