Get the Facts: Fact-checking claims at DNC about Project 2025 and its implications

You've probably started hearing about project 2025 as we get closer to the general election. So what is Project 2025? Let's get the facts. Project 2025 is *** nearly 1000 page document that was launched last year and the people behind it call it *** quote presidential transition project. Basically, *** number of conservative organizations got together to prepare *** road map for the next Republican president. The efforts are led by *** DC think tank, the Heritage Foundation and it involves *** number of former Trump administration officials, Ken Cuccinelli Rick Dearborn Trump's former Deputy chief of staff, Christopher Miller, the former acting defense secretary and Peter Navarro. Their idea is to have *** plan, quote, ready to go on day one that would reshape the government as we know it. Much of this would happen by reinstating schedule F that's *** Trump era executive order that would reclassify tens of thousands of federal workers so they can be fired more easily. Now, how would that work? Well, right now, there are about 2 million federal workers in government agencies across the country and they remain in those jobs no matter who's the president. Only about 4000 of those workers are considered quote political appointees who typically change with each administration schedule f would put *** large number of government career employees at risk and in many cases replace them with political appointees. That's just one piece of the plan. Other parts, call for dismantling the Department of Homeland Security and reassigning some of its functions, eliminating the Federal Department of Education and top to bottom overhauls of the justice department including curbing its ability to operate independently from the White House. And the agenda isn't just about how the government functions but also who it reaches with agendas that could have immediate impacts on families like page 592 of the plan which outlines big change as to who earns overtime saying that quote, overtime requirements may discourage employers from offering certain fringe benefits. And the agenda also advances the push for abortion restrictions specifically calling to reverse the approval of chemical abortion drugs such as Mifepristone. All of this project 2025 says could be enacted by installing top allies into acting administrative roles to bypass the confirmation process. And that wouldn't be the only part of project 2025 that would bypass Congress. Remember presidents typically rely both on the House and Senate to make laws and put policies in place. But many legal scholars say project 2025 leans into *** view of executive power that suggests the president has broad authority to act alone, helping you get the facts. I'm Christopher Salas.

A video played during the DNC on Monday night made claims related to Project 2025 and former President Donald Trump's plans if he is elected to a second term. The video was followed by remarks from Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, who also discussed "Project 2025." Related video above: More about Project 2025Project 2025 is the term for the Heritage Foundation바카라 게임 웹사이트�s nearly 1,000-page handbook for the next Republican administration, which has become a cudgel Democrats are wielding against Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio. The handbook proposes sweeping changes in the federal government.Some of the claims about Project 2025 require clarification or further explanation. Here's a look: Claim: During remarks, Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow held up a large book and said, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�This is Project 2025." She went on to describe the document as a "Republican blueprint for a second Trump term.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Get the Facts: Project 2025 is a real initiative. It was organized by the Heritage Foundation and other conservative groups, and it is designed to prepare policy frameworks for a future Republican presidency. However, Trump has disavowed the project, which he described as 바카라 게임 웹사이트�seriously extreme," according to factcheck.org.Rating: Needs context Claim: The state senator claimed that Project 2025 was "planned to turn Donald Trump into a dictator.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Get the Facts: This is a charged statement that reflects McMorrow바카라 게임 웹사이트�s interpretation of the potential implications of Project 2025. The plan advocates for consolidating executive power. However, it does not explicitly state an intent to establish a dictatorship. Furthermore, as previously stated, Trump has disavowed the project.Rating: Misleading McMorrow stated that Page 535 of Project 2025 says, "reissue Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Schedule F Executive Order to permit discharge of non-performing employees.바카라 게임 웹사이트� She went on to state that 바카라 게임 웹사이트�If Donald Trump gets back into the White House, he바카라 게임 웹사이트�s going to fire civil servants like intelligence officers, engineers and even federal prosecutors if he decides that they don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t serve his personal agenda.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Get the Facts: Project 2025 plan supports reissuing the Schedule F Executive Order. That would allow the president to remove federal employees classified under this category without the usual civil service protections. It could be used to remove employees for political reasons but the statement is speculative about Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s intent.Rating: Needs context Reading from page 873 of Project 2025, McMorrow said the document states that "conservatives have long believed in either ending law enforcement activities of independent agencies or ending their independent status.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Get the Facts: Project 2025 documents do discuss reducing the power and independence of certain agencies, but this is framed as a means to ensure accountability, not necessarily to politicize these agencies. The interpretation that this would lead to politicization is speculative.Rating: Needs context McMorrow alleged that under Project 2025, Trump would "be able to weaponize the Department of Justice to go after his political opponents," and went on to state that Trump "could even turn the FBI into his own personal police force.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Get the Facts: Concerns about 바카라 게임 웹사이트�weaponizing바카라 게임 웹사이트� the DOJ stems from the previously mentioned potential reduction in agency independence. Project 2025 documents do not explicitly propose weaponizing the DOJ, which makes the claim speculative. The claim reflects a worst-case scenario interpretation. The statement about the FBI is also speculative. That's because, while Project 2025 could lead to changes in how agencies like the FBI operate, there is no explicit plan to turn it into a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�personal police force.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Rating: Misleading McMorrow touched on Donald Trump appointing three U.S. Supreme Court justices during his term and a recent decision by the court regarding presidential immunity. She said that 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Donald Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s hand-picked Supreme Court has made him completely immune from prosecution, even if he breaks the law.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Get the Facts: The U.S. Supreme Court in July ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution. However, the court's decision has not made Trump immune from prosecution, nor has the court granted legal immunity to the former president.Rating: False The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Related video above: More about Project 2025

Project 2025 is the term for the for the next Republican administration, which has become a cudgel Democrats are wielding against Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio. The handbook proposes sweeping changes in the federal government.

Some of the claims about Project 2025 require clarification or further explanation. Here's a look:

Claim: During remarks, Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow held up a large book and said, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�This is Project 2025." She went on to describe the document as a "Republican blueprint for a second Trump term.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Get the Facts: Project 2025 is a real initiative. It was organized by the Heritage Foundation and other conservative groups, and it is designed to prepare policy frameworks for a future Republican presidency. However, Trump has disavowed the project, which he described as 바카라 게임 웹사이트�seriously extreme," according to

Rating: Needs context

Hearst Owned

Claim: The state senator claimed that Project 2025 was "planned to turn Donald Trump into a dictator.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Get the Facts: This is a charged statement that reflects McMorrow바카라 게임 웹사이트�s interpretation of the potential implications of Project 2025. The plan advocates for consolidating executive power. However, it does not explicitly state an intent to establish a dictatorship. Furthermore, as previously stated, Trump has disavowed the project.

Rating: Misleading

Hearst Owned

McMorrow stated that Page 535 of Project 2025 says, "reissue Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Schedule F Executive Order to permit discharge of non-performing employees.바카라 게임 웹사이트� She went on to state that 바카라 게임 웹사이트�If Donald Trump gets back into the White House, he바카라 게임 웹사이트�s going to fire civil servants like intelligence officers, engineers and even federal prosecutors if he decides that they don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t serve his personal agenda.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Get the Facts: Project 2025 plan supports reissuing the Schedule F Executive Order. That would allow the president to remove federal employees classified under this category without the usual civil service protections. It could be used to remove employees for political reasons but the statement is speculative about Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s intent.

Rating: Needs context

Hearst Owned

Reading from page 873 of Project 2025, McMorrow said the document states that "conservatives have long believed in either ending law enforcement activities of independent agencies or ending their independent status.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Get the Facts: Project 2025 documents do discuss reducing the power and independence of certain agencies, but this is framed as a means to ensure accountability, not necessarily to politicize these agencies. The interpretation that this would lead to politicization is speculative.

Rating: Needs context

Hearst Owned

McMorrow alleged that under Project 2025, Trump would "be able to weaponize the Department of Justice to go after his political opponents," and went on to state that Trump "could even turn the FBI into his own personal police force.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Get the Facts: Concerns about 바카라 게임 웹사이트�weaponizing바카라 게임 웹사이트� the DOJ stems from the previously mentioned potential reduction in agency independence. Project 2025 documents do not explicitly propose weaponizing the DOJ, which makes the claim speculative. The claim reflects a worst-case scenario interpretation. The statement about the FBI is also speculative. That's because, while Project 2025 could lead to changes in how agencies like the FBI operate, there is no explicit plan to turn it into a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�personal police force.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Rating: Misleading

Hearst Owned

McMorrow touched on Donald Trump appointing three U.S. Supreme Court justices during his term and a recent decision by the court regarding presidential immunity. She said that 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Donald Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s hand-picked Supreme Court has made him completely immune from prosecution, even if he breaks the law.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Get the Facts: The U.S. Supreme Court in July ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution. However, the court's decision has not made Trump immune from prosecution, nor has the court granted legal immunity to the former president.

Rating: False

Hearst Owned

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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