Trump’s assault on independent agencies endangers us all
Independent agencies were carefully designed by Congress to ensure that those charged with safeguarding critically important public interests—like workers’ rights, product safety, or household financial security—would act to serve the public good, not the president’s political needs. However, since taking office, the Trump administration has been on a crusade to attack and undermine the effectiveness of independent agencies. Trump has taken several unprecedented and illegal steps to politicize these agencies, including: