{"id":138507,"date":"2024-12-18T19:39:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T12:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138507"},"modified":"2024-12-18T19:39:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T12:39:50","slug":"trump-planning-to-target-progressive-non-profits-us-watchdog-warns-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138507","title":{"rendered":"Trump planning to target progressive non-profits, US watchdog warns | Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Donald Trump and his Republican allies are planning to target progressive groups they perceive as political enemies in a sign of deepening \u201cauthoritarianism\u201d, a US watchdog has warned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">The president-elect could potentially use the justice department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to target non-profits and researchers, launch politically motivated investigations and pass legislation to restrict their activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cTrump has made it clear that he plans to use his second term to attack the progressive ecosystem and his perceived enemies,\u201d Adrienne Watson of the <a href=\"https:\/\/congressionalintegrity.org\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Congressional Integrity Project (CIP)<\/a> told the Guardian. \u201cThis is a worrying progression of Trump\u2019s authoritarianism that would undermine our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">The CIP announced on Wednesday that it will aim to counter such abuses of power with a new initiative to defend progressive groups and individuals. The Civic Defense Project will be led by Watson, a former White House and Democratic National Committee spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Fears have been raised by the Trump second term agenda\u2019s considerable overlap with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/project-2025\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Project 2025<\/a>, a policy blueprint from the Heritage Foundation think tank that includes plans to attack non-profits, researchers and civil society groups that have challenged election denial narratives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Activists say the threat extends beyond political investigations and includes leveraging government agencies such as the justice department and IRS to investigate, prosecute and shut down organisations that oppose the administration\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Trump has nominated individuals with a record of targeting non-profits they disagree with to key positions, including Billy Long for IRS commissioner and Pam Bondi for attorney general. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/ng-interactive\/2024\/dec\/07\/who-is-kash-patel-fbi-trump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Kash Patel<\/a>, Trump\u2019s nominee for FBI director, has vowed to \u201ccome after\u201d media outlets and non-profits that he claims \u201chelped Joe Biden rig presidential elections\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Congressional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/republicans\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Republicans<\/a> have a history of targeting non-profits including charities, advocacy groups and universities, the CIP says. This includes recently seeking to investigate and restrict the activities of tax-exempt organisations supporting causes they oppose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2023\/may\/13\/manhood-review-josh-hawley-book-tucker-carlson\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Josh Hawley<\/a>, a Republican senator and Trump ally, has called for the justice department to shut down organisations backing protests involving civil disobedience. Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/article\/2024\/jul\/15\/jd-vance-trump-analysis\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">JD Vance<\/a>, now vice-president-elect, introduced a bill to withdraw federal support and impose a 50% excise tax on universities that fail to stop student protests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Republicans have vowed to continue their investigations into Joe Biden and his family, despite previous investigations yielding no evidence of wrongdoing. House administration subcommittee chair <a href=\"https:\/\/cha.house.gov\/2024\/12\/chairman-loudermilk-releases-second-january-6-2021-report\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Barry Loudermilk<\/a> is demanding a new panel investigate the January 6 2021 attack and the original January 6 committee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">In another ominous sign, the House <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nonprofit-bill-terrorism-treasury-trump-aclu-ac88da656ea0d5cf8deb2e7bd045c1a4\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">last month passed legislation<\/a> that would give the treasury department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of non-profits it claims support terrorism. Critics have raised concerns that this law could be used to crush dissent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">And on Wednesday the House administration committee will hold a hearing investigating <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4962581-republicans-subpoena-d-actblue\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">alleged \u201cforeign interference\u201d<\/a> in the election by entities including the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue. Speaker Mike Johnson has promised that the investigation of ActBlue and progressive groups and campaigns will continue in the next Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">The Civic Defense Project said it will operate as a rapid response war room to debunk attacks and defend those unfairly targeted. The CIP will continue its work holding investigators accountable for partisan attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cDonald Trump and his Maga allies have spent the last month signaling their intentions to use their newfound positions of power to persecute their political enemies,\u201d Watson said. \u201cCongressional Integrity Project is proud to launch our new program to defend the individuals and progressive infrastructure from these baseless attacks while continuing the vital work of holding those who abuse their positions accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/dec\/18\/trump-non-profits-watchdog\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump and his Republican allies are planning to target progressive groups they perceive as political enemies in a sign of deepening \u201cauthoritarianism\u201d, a US watchdog has warned. 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