New resistance battling Trump's second term through onslaught of lawsuits taking aim at EOs
2025-02-12
Category: political

Dozens of activist and legal groups, elected officials, local jurisdictions and individuals have launched at least 49 lawsuits against the Trump administration since Jan. 20 in response to his more than 60 executive orders, as well as executive proclamations and memos, Fox News Digital found.&nbsp; Trump long has been a legal target, which hit a fever pitch during the 2024 election cycle when Trump faced four criminal indictments, including a criminal trial in Manhattan in the spring of 2024 when he was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records.&nbsp; Trump has maintained his innocence in the four cases, pointing to them as evidence of lawfare at the hands of Democrats working against his political efforts.&nbsp; Upon Trump's election win in November 2024, state attorneys general, such as New York Attorney General Letitia James, publicly said they would ready legal battles against the Trump administration for actions they view as illegal or negatively impact residents.&nbsp; TRUMP HATING NY ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES VOWS WAR WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT IN DIVISIVE NEWS CONFERENCE  "We faced this challenge before, and we used the rule of law to fight back," James, who repeatedly has leveled suits against Trump, said following his win. "And we are prepared to fight back once again because, as the attorney general of this great state, it is my job to protect and defend the rights of New Yorkers and the rule of law. And I will not shrink from that responsibility." Just roughly three weeks back in the Oval Office, Trump's administration has been hit with at least 49 lawsuits working to resist his policies.&nbsp; Fox News Digital compiled a list of the groups, state attorneys general, cities or states, and individuals who have launched lawsuits against the Trump administration's executive actions. The list includes the various groups and individuals challenging the Trump administration in court, as well as the executive order or proclamation that sparked the suit.&nbsp;  Amid the flurry of lawsuits against Trump and his administration, Democratic elected officials and government employees have spoken out against the orders and the Trump agenda overall.&nbsp; Democrats and government employees also have staged protests as the Department of Government Efficiency investigates various federal agencies as part of its mission to cut government overspending and weed out corruption and mismanagement of taxpayer funds.&nbsp;  "That's not acceptable," House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., declared in January. "We are going to fight it legislatively. We are going to fight it in the courts. We're going to fight it in the streets."&nbsp; 'LOSING THEIR MINDS': DEM LAWMAKERS FACE BACKLASH FOR INVOKING 'UNHINGED' VIOLENT RHETORIC AGAINST MUSK "We will see you in the court, in Congress, in the streets," Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., said at a rally outside the Treasury Department earlier in February.&nbsp; "We are gonna be in your face, we are gonna be on your a--es, and we are going to make sure you understand what democracy looks like, and this ain’t it," Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said at the same rally.&nbsp; TRUMP 100% DISAGREES WITH FEDERAL JUDGE'S 'CRAZY' RULING BLOCKING DOGE FROM TREASURY SYSTEM Trump joined Fox News' Bret Baier for an exclusive interview ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday, where he was asked about a lawsuit filed by attorneys general to restrict DOGE and its chair, Elon Musk, from accessing the Treasury Department's systems and a judge temporarily blocking the DOGE team from the data.&nbsp; "Nineteen states attorneys general filed a lawsuit, and early Saturday a judge agreed with them to restrict Elon Musk and his government efficiency team, DOGE, from accessing Treasury Department payment and data systems. They said there was a risk of ‘irreparable harm.’ What do you make of that?" Baier asked Trump in the interview clip. "And does that slow you down and what you want to do?"&nbsp;  "No, I disagree with it 100%," Trump said. "I think it's crazy. And we have to solve the efficiency problem. We have to solve the fraud, waste, abuse, all the things that have gone into the government. You take a look at the USAID, the kind of fraud in there." &nbsp; CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "We're talking about hundreds of millions of dollars of money that's going to places where it shouldn't be going," Trump said when asked about what DOGE has found while auditing federal agencies in search of government overspending, fraud and corruption.