President Donald Trump may be laying the groundwork to deploy secret presidential directives that no court has ever reviewed, no Congress ha
Robert Davis at Raw Story:
President Donald Trump may be laying the groundwork to deploy secret presidential directives that no court has ever reviewed, no Congress has ever examined, and that any sitting president can rewrite at will to interfere in the midterm elections, a State Department insider warned on Wednesday. Known as Presidential Emergency Action Documents, or PEADs, the directives were designed to bypass traditional Congressional authorization during national emergencies. They were initially contemplated as a way to ensure continuity of government during a crisis, and documents authorized actions like seizing private property or arresting citizens that would face legal challenge only after they had already been carried out.
Jonathan Winer, a former U.S. special envoy during the Obama administration who reviewed declassified materials at the National Archives, warned during an interview on the podcast "The Court of History" that Trump may try to use them to stifle the upcoming elections. "The key thing about PEADs is they've never been reviewed by Congress or anyone outside administration," Winer said. "They can be rewritten based on any administration's point of view as to what's necessary in an emergency. And they would be tested legally and constitutionally only after they're used."
Johnathan Winer gave a very disturbing warning about Presidential Emergency Action Documents (PEADs) on Legal AF’s The Court of History that Donald Trump may try to use PEADs to impede the midterms.
From the 05.13.2026 edition of Legal AF's The Court of History:
