{"id":160333,"date":"2024-07-30T14:55:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T18:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/?post_type=campaign&p=160333"},"modified":"2025-01-21T17:08:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T22:08:47","slug":"project2025","status":"publish","type":"campaign","link":"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/campaigns-initiatives\/project2025","title":{"rendered":"The Trump Memos"},"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-160333","campaign","type-campaign","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"page_type":"campaign","color_scheme":"light","hide_on_campaigns_landing_page":false,"hero_image":192751,"mobile_hero_image":192751,"hero_video":186256,"hide_mute_button":"","description_header":"","description_text":"President Trump\u2019s second term agenda and The Heritage Foundation\u2019s extreme Project 2025 are blatantly enmeshed. 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Coupled with the Supreme Court\u2019s recent ruling that exempts presidents from being held criminally liable for acts committed while holding office, our country\u2019s democracy is in grave danger.\r\n\r\nRegardless of a candidate\u2019s political affiliation, the ACLU will stand for any executive action to protect and expand civil rights and civil liberties and stand against any executive action that threatens them. Our legal, legislative, and advocacy experts have identified the challenges and opportunities that President-elect Trump\u2019s administration will present and have made concrete plans for the ACLU\u2019s response.\r\n\r\nIn a series of seven memos, the ACLU has detailed the civil rights and civil liberties challenges that a second Trump presidency will present and how, in the face of these challenges, we will fight to protect and expand the rights and freedoms of all people. 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