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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 


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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. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, 

January 20, 2025. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01900 

Filed 1–27–25; 8:45 am] 

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