What Project 2025 Means For A Trump Presidency
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump’s second term will differ from his first in one key aspect: He and his team are prepared to take power. Justice Department positions are largely career civil servant roles, meaning they are not politically appointed and would likely be recategorized as “Schedule F.” Project 2025 proposes ways for federal prosecutors to intervene in local prosecutors’ cases, allowing federal attorneys to sidestep district attorneys who may choose not to pursue charges. And thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision in June to upend the “Chevron doctrine,” or the principle that federal agencies have broad discretion to interpret rules Congress gives them to write regulations, Project 2025 has already realized its goal of gutting regulatory powers and oversight by administrative government. LGBTQ+ Rights A second Trump presidency will have devastating impacts for LGBTQ+ people from day one, and Project 2025 lays out a road map that takes many state anti-LGBTQ laws to the federal level. Legal experts have warned that Trump’s victory, and a conservative-leaning Supreme Court, could mean few roadblocks to stop him from making Project 2025’s vision of torching civil liberties of LGBTQ+ people into a reality.