WASHINGTON, DC – Democratic AGs are not letting up on their fight against the Trump administration’s attempts to ignore court orders and disregard the rule law. Together, Democratic AGs have not only been a driving force in holding Trump accountable, but they also remain steadfast in holding Trump accountable for his actions and protecting their states’ residents.

NBC New’s Adam Edelman writes, “Democratic attorneys general around the country were at the forefront of the legal battles that put up roadblocks to key parts of President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda at the outset of his new administration. Now, even as the initial rapid-fire onslaught of executive actions has slowed, they are vowing to keep up their aggressive — and coordinated — posture in the courts.”

Key highlights: 

• “Since Trump’s inauguration, Democratic attorneys general have filed 30 lawsuits combined against the administration, focused on issues including immigration and due process, tariffs, federal worker layoffs and the dismantling of federal agencies.”
• “Campbell, Bonta and Platkin said they will remain vigilant in responding to new Trump policies while maintaining fights on critical areas stemming from the president’s first months in office.”
• “They [AG Campbell, AG Bonta, and AG Platkin] said they are specifically looking at bolstering consumer protections, combating what they see as Trump’s weaponization of the federal government and stymying the administration’s immigration policies.”
• “‘One thing I think we demonstrated in the first 100 days of this administration — and continue to — is that we are organized, we are strategic, and we’re unafraid to take on what’s coming, whether that be unlawful executive orders or standing up in court to defend our states’ interests, residents, economies and institutions,’ Campbell said.”

• “‘This isn’t about policy or political differences,’ Platkin noted. ‘That’s not the basis of a lawsuit…We will look at whether the president’s violating the law and hurting the residents of our state.’”
• Regarding immigration, AG Campbell said ‘The guidance and the work that we’re doing to ensure folks know what their rights are is just as important as the litigation that we are filing against the federal administration…That guidance will continue — and must. It will not slow down.’”
• “Campbell, as well Bonta and Platkin, said they’d continue to fight Trump’s attempted elimination of the [Consumer Financial Protection Bureau] agency, while also trying to do some of the work the bureau had overseen.”
• “‘With respect to the tariffs — and corporations using that opportunity to harm consumers, to take advantage of them, potentially manipulate pricing — this is the bread and butter of what we do,’ Bonta said. ‘We do it in non-Trump times. We do it in Trump times. We protect consumers against price gouging and junk fees and price fixing and anti competitive behavior.’”
• “‘We’re monitoring all the things that he’s doing,’ [Bonta] added. ‘And when he crosses the threshold of taking an action that is unlawful and harming our states — meaning, we have standing to sue — then we sue — whatever it is.’”
• “…and that he [AG Bonta] and his colleagues would remain ‘vigilant in our ongoing efforts to protect consumers, whether it be due to a tariff excuse or some other type of cover, to harm consumers.’”

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