Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government

Executive Order 14147 of January 20, 2025

Ending the Weaponization of the Federal
Government

By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and section 301 of title 3, United States
Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Purpose. The American people have witnessed
the previous administration engage in a systematic
campaign against its perceived political opponents,
weaponizing the legal force of numerous Federal law
enforcement agencies and the Intelligence Community
against those perceived political opponents in the form
of investigations, prosecutions, civil enforcement
actions, and other related actions. These actions
appear oriented more toward inflicting political pain
than toward pursuing actual justice or legitimate
governmental objectives. Many of these activities
appear to be inconsistent with the Constitution and/or
the laws of the United States, including those
activities directed at parents protesting at school
board meetings, Americans who spoke out against the
previous administration's actions, and other Americans
who were simply exercising constitutionally protected
rights.

The prior administration and allies throughout the
country engaged in an unprecedented, third-world
weaponization of prosecutorial power to upend the
democratic process. It targeted individuals who voiced
opposition to the prior administration's policies with
numerous Federal investigations and politically
motivated funding revocations, which cost Americans
access to needed services. The Department of Justice
even jailed an individual for posting a political meme.
And while the Department of Justice has ruthlessly
prosecuted more than 1,500 individuals associated with
January 6, and simultaneously dropped nearly all cases
against BLM rioters.

Therefore, this order sets forth a process to ensure
accountability for the previous administration's
weaponization of the Federal Government against the
American people.

Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States
to identify and take appropriate action to correct past
misconduct by the Federal Government related to the
weaponization of law enforcement and the weaponization
of the Intelligence Community.

Sec. 3. Ending the Weaponization of the Federal
Government. (a) The Attorney General, in consultation
with the heads of all departments and agencies of the
United States, shall take appropriate action to review
the activities of all departments and agencies
exercising civil or criminal enforcement authority of
the United States, including, but not limited to, the
Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission, over the
last 4 years and identify any instances where a
department's or agency's conduct appears to have been
contrary to the purposes and policies of this order,
and prepare a report to be submitted to the President,
through the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and the
Counsel to the President, with recommendations for
appropriate remedial actions to be taken to fulfill the
purposes and policies of this order.

    (b) The Director of National Intelligence, in
consultation with the heads of the appropriate
departments and agencies within the Intelligence
Community, shall take all appropriate action to review
the activities of the Intelligence Community over the
last 4 years and identify any instances where the
Intelligence Community's conduct appears to have been
contrary to the purposes and policies of this order,
and prepare a report to be submitted

to the President, through the Deputy Chief of Staff for
Policy and the National Security Advisor, with
recommendations for appropriate remedial actions to be
taken to fulfill the purposes and policies of this
order. The term “Intelligence Community” has the
meaning given the term in section 3003 of title 50,
United States Code.
    (c) In furtherance of these policies, departments
and agencies are directed to comply with applicable
document-retention policies and legal obligations.
Instances of noncompliance with document-retention
policies or legal obligations will be referred to the
Attorney General.

Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

    (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
    (c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.

    (Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

    January 20, 2025.