Staffing shakeups

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Firings, forced resignations, and installations across the administration

A running account of personnel actions across the administration -- firings and forced departures of inspectors general, agency heads, and career staff, mass-resignation pressure campaigns, and the installation of loyalists in their place.

  1. Jan 24, 2025 · Executive Power & Institutional Control · Confirmed
    Mass Firing of Inspectors General Removes Independent Watchdogs
    Legal outcome A federal court later ruled the firings unlawful
  2. Jan 27, 2025 · Executive Power & Institutional Control · Confirmed
    Justice Department Fires Career Employees Who Worked on Trump Prosecutions
  3. Jan 28, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Confirmed
    'Fork in the Road' Pressures the Federal Workforce to Resign
  4. Feb 1, 2025 · Economy, Trade & Fiscal Policy · Confirmed
    Trump Fires CFPB Director Rohit Chopra
  5. Feb 13, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Well supported
    Mass Probationary Firings Disrupt Federal Agencies
  6. Feb 21, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Confirmed
    Trump Removes Joint Chiefs Chairman C.Q. Brown
  7. Mar 8, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Well supported
    Trump's Justice Department Fires Head of Organized Crime Drug Task Force
  8. Mar 19, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Well supported
    White House Pushes Out Amtrak CEO, Signaling a More Politicized Transportation Agenda
  9. Apr 3, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Well supported
    Laura Loomer Meeting Precedes a National-Security Personnel Purge
  10. Apr 3, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Well supported
    NSA and Cyber Command Director Timothy Haugh Is Removed
  11. Apr 22, 2025 · Economy, Trade & Fiscal Policy · Well supported
    Paul Atkins Sworn In as SEC Chair, Signaling Crypto-Friendly Turn
  12. Apr 23, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Well supported
    Musk and Bessent Clash in West Wing Shouting Match Over IRS Pick
  13. May 29, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Confirmed
    Trump Nominates Paul Ingrassia to Lead Office of Special Counsel
  14. Jun 12, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Confirmed
    Senate Confirms Billy Long as IRS Commissioner
  15. Jul 14, 2025 · Corruption, Ethics & Self-Dealing · Well supported
    Pam Bondi Fires Justice Department Ethics Director
  16. Aug 22, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Well supported
    DIA Director Is Removed After an Iran Damage Assessment Angers Trump
  17. Oct 10, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Confirmed
    Shutdown Layoffs Target Federal Workers During a Funding Standoff
  18. Oct 25, 2025 · Corruption, Ethics & Self-Dealing · Well supported
    Trump Installs His Former Personal Lawyers Across DOJ and White House
  19. Nov 22, 2025 · Political Spectacle & Unusual Conduct · Confirmed
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Announces Resignation from Congress
  20. Dec 19, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Well supported
    Hegseth Intervenes to Reinstate Pilots in a Kid Rock-Related Dispute
  21. Dec 23, 2025 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security · Well supported
    Trump Appoints Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as Special Envoy to Greenland, Angering Denmark
  22. Apr 2, 2026 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Confirmed
    Army Chief Randy George Is Forced Out
  23. Apr 2, 2026 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Confirmed
    Trump Fires Attorney General Pam Bondi
  24. Jul 2, 2026 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Well supported
    Army Europe Commander Donahue Steps Down as Headquarters Is Downgraded
  25. Jul 3, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control · Well supported
    Acting Intelligence Director Pulte Fires Dozens of Officials
  26. Jul 9, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control · Confirmed
    Trump Fires All Election Assistance Commission Members Ahead of Midterms
  27. Jul 15, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control · Well supported
    Todd Blanche Faces Senate Questioning at Attorney General Confirmation Hearing
  28. Jul 15, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law · Confirmed
    Trump Fires the Court-Appointed U.S. Attorney in Seattle Within an Hour of His Swearing-In
  29. Jul 20, 2026 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Well supported
    Head of Federal AI Testing Agency Resigns After Three Months
  30. Jul 23, 2026 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure · Well supported
    Intelligence Office Cuts More Than 200 Jobs Since June, Shrinking to Half Its Size