The Trump Presidency Timeline

In a totally normal and not at all suspicious move, federal prosecutors in Nashville have been pulled from the criminal case against Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles, a MAGA loyalist under FBI investigation for allegedly faking a $320,000 personal loan to his 2022 campaign. The case is now being fully handled by the DOJ in D.C., a convenient shift right after the administration forced out the longtime head of the DOJ’s public corruption unit. Meanwhile, Ogles has been busy trying to ingratiate himself with the regime, introducing nonsense resolutions to let the big guy run for a third term and even pushing for a U.S. takeover of Greenland. For context, New York’s George Santos got indicted for basically the same thing and ended up resigning in disgrace. But Ogles? He might be off the hook—especially since the administration just dropped another GOP fraud case in Nebraska and is busy purging anyone who prosecuted the wrong people. At this rate, expect a new wave of pardons, dropped cases, and reassignments—because justice is for enemies, not allies.

In a shocking turn of events that absolutely no one could have predicted, President Trump is already enacting policies from the conservative Project 2025 just two weeks into his second term. You know, the same policies he distanced himself from on the campaign trail, calling them 'absolutely ridiculous.' Because nothing says political integrity like denouncing a plan and then implementing it once in office. With Russ Vought, the former architect of this playbook, back at the helm of the Office of Management and Budget, Trump's administration is diving right into proposals like ending birthright citizenship and freezing federal hiring. In other words, they're taking a page—or 900—to reshape the federal government just like they swore they wouldn't. Meanwhile, Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, are engaging in the time-honored tradition of outrage, though whether that outrage will translate into action is, as always, questionable at best. The White House, naturally, claims any overlap between Trump’s ‘promises’ and Project 2025 is purely coincidental. Because why bother with consistency when you can just gaslight an entire nation instead? In the grand tradition of ‘do as I say, not as I do,’ Trump’s early days in office are shaping up to be a veritable buffet of fascinating contradictions.

raising eyebrows and alarm bells, President Trump plans to fire inspectors general across federal agencies, the very people tasked with rooting out corruption, fraud, and abuse. Because, apparently, who needs watchdogs when you can let the fox guard the henhouse? Critics warn this would undermine transparency, reduce oversight, and pave the way for unchecked power. After all, if there’s no one left to investigate misconduct, does it even count as corruption? The administration seems keen to find out.