Day 12

January 31, 2025

2 documented events

  1. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Corruption & Self-Dealing

    Treasury Secretary formally grants DOGE payment system access

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent formally grants DOGE associates access to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service payment systems, overriding internal objections from career officials about the security and legal implications of giving outside personnel access to the $6 trillion payment infrastructure.

  2. Serious Rights Violation Federal Dismantlement

    10-for-1 deregulation mandate issued

    Trump issues an executive order requiring federal agencies to eliminate 10 existing regulations for every new one implemented, creating a structural mechanism for dismantling environmental protections.