Repost from: https://www.reddit.com/r/economy/comments/1it87pt/trumps_agency_accountability_executive_order_is/

📍This order effectively erases the last major restraints on executive power📍The federal government no longer operates with checks and balances📍Regulations and laws are now dictated solely by the President📍If left unchecked, this is when the US ceases to function as a democratic republic📍

It does the following:

☛ All federal agencies, including independent regulatory agencies, are now subject to direct control by the White House.

☛ Regulations cannot be issued without presidential approval.

☛ The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) can now withhold funding from independent agencies if they are not aligned with White House priorities.

☛ All federal employees must follow the President’s and Attorney General’s interpretation of the law, eliminating legal independence.

☛ A White House Liaison is to be installed in every independent regulatory agency to enforce direct presidential control.This formally ends the concept of an “independent” regulatory agency, dismantling one of the last barriers to absolute executive power.

1️⃣ The President now controls all regulatory agencies

The SEC, FTC, FCC and FEC are no longer independent.

The Stock Market is now subject to White House control, enabling insider trading, favoritism, and targeting of political opponents. Antitrust laws can be selectively enforced, allowing administration-friendly monopolies to expand unchecked. Political opponents in the tech sector, media, or finance can be targeted with regulatory action while allies are protected. Elections are now influenced by direct White House oversight of the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

The FDA, EPA and consumer protection agencies are fully politicized.

Drug approvals, food safety regulations and environmental policies can be rewritten for political or corporate interests. Climate change regulations can be erased overnight. Scientific research is now subject to White House approval before public release.

🚨 Implication: There is no longer any neutral enforcement of economic, environmental, or election laws. Everything is now dictated by political loyalty.

2️⃣ The White House can block agency budgets or direct funds elsewhere

The OMB can now adjust funding allocations for independent agencies.

This gives the President the power to defund agencies without needing Congress. Regulatory agencies that challenge presidential policies will be quietly strangled of resources whereas agencies loyal to the President will receive full funding. 

🚨 Implication: Congress no longer controls federal spending on regulatory enforcement. The executive branch can stifle opposition agencies and reward allies.

 
3️⃣ The President and Attorney General have the final say on all legal interpretations 

All federal employees must follow White House interpretations of the law.

The Attorney General's views override those of agency lawyers, inspectors general and independent counsel. Agencies cannot adopt their own interpretations of legal statutes - everything must align with the President's views. The President can rewrite federal legal interpretations overnight. 

🚨 Implication: Legal consistency is gone. Agencies cannot push back against corrupt, illegal or unconstitutional directives because the President's interpretation is the only interpretation allowed.

4️⃣ Installing White House Liaisons in all regulatory agencies

A “White House Liaison” will be placed in every independent agency.

This ensures constant presidential oversight of daily operations. These liaisons will report agency actions back to the White House and enforce political compliance. Agency directors will no longer have the ability to act without White House approval.

🚨 Implication: There is now a direct enforcement arm inside every regulatory body. Even agencies that resist presidential control will be internally monitored and controlled.

📍Every regulatory body - from financial markets to environmental protections - is now politicized📍Congress no longer controls federal funding - agencies must obey the White House or risk defunding📍The President’s legal interpretations override all agency autonomy, eliminating independent enforcement of federal laws📍The federal bureaucracy, once designed to be resistant to corruption, is now completely subject to presidential loyalty📍

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/ensuring-accountability-for-all-agencies/