It’s difficult to write about honesty, responsibility, and integrity when our minds are consumed daily by a president who demonstrates zero respect for those values and treats public office as a vehicle for his own power, profit, and self-glorification.

As of October 12, 2026, President Trump and his administration, including the Justice Department headed by Attorney General Todd Blanche, have pursued investigations and other actions against a number of his perceived political enemies. Here is the list and where things stand.

1. George Soros: DOJ directed prosecutors to investigate his Open Society Foundations. This does not establish a personal indictment against Soros. Reuters
2. E. Jean Carroll: Initial reporting described a criminal investigation of Carroll. The Chicago U.S. attorney subsequently denied investigating her personally; Reuters reported an inquiry into a Reid Hoffman group that helped fund her lawsuits. Reuters
3. James Comey: His original case was dismissed. A separate April 2026 indictment concerns his “8647” seashell photograph, which prosecutors allege constituted a threat against Trump. Associated Press
4. Lisa Cook: A White House committee is examining mortgage allegations, with a hearing scheduled for November 5. She remains a Federal Reserve governor and has not been criminally charged. Associated Press
5. Letitia James: Her indictment was dismissed because the prosecutor was unlawfully appointed. The dismissal did not address the merits of the allegations; a grand jury subsequently rejected a new indictment. Associated Press | Subsequent grand jury decision
6. John Brennan: Under investigation and subpoenaed to appear before a Florida grand jury in October. As of September reporting, he had not been charged. Associated Press
7. Adam Schiff: Investigated over mortgage allegations. September reporting says no charges resulted. DOJ also investigated how Trump allies handled the inquiry. The Wall Street Journal
8. Jerome Powell: DOJ closed its criminal investigation of the former Federal Reserve chairman in April and said in October that it would not reopen it. Axios
9. Cassidy Hutchinson: DOJ prosecutors reportedly seek charges over alleged false congressional testimony. That reporting does not establish that she has been indicted. The Guardian
10. Jack Smith: Faces a Republican criminal referral concerning his testimony. A referral is not an indictment, and his lawyers dispute the allegation. Los Angeles Times
11. Miles Taylor: Trump ordered an investigation and revoked his security clearance in April 2025. No subsequent indictment was confirmed in the reporting reviewed. Reuters
12. Christopher Krebs: Trump ordered a review of his government conduct and revoked his security clearance. No subsequent indictment was confirmed in the reporting reviewed. Reuters
13. John Bolton: Pleaded guilty on June 26 to retaining national-defense information. Sentencing is scheduled for October 28. Justice Department
14. Fani Willis: Has faced congressional scrutiny over federal funds and a Georgia Senate investigation. No federal criminal indictment against her was confirmed in the reporting reviewed. ABC News | Associated Press

Even Washington’s trees are under assault by this president.

Hundreds were cut down this weekend at historic East Potomac Golf Links, where Trump wants a championship-level course. Preservationists put the number at 529; government officials told the court it was 430. CBS News

Judge Ana Reyes had required reasonable advance notice of significant work. Instead, officials notified the court late Friday and began cutting Saturday. On October 12, she halted further work and rebuked the government for undermining her trust. Officials defended the clearing as restoration under a 2019 landscape plan.

The administration also used taxpayer money for pro-Trump television ads. A federal judge temporarily barred public funding for the commercials. Two of the ads reportedly continued airing after the court’s Sunday evening deadline. The Washington Post

A contractor’s estimate identified $155 million in taxpayer-funded Secret Service money for the East Wing and ballroom project, despite Trump’s promise of private funding. The White House maintains that publicly funded security improvements are separate from the ballroom itself. USA Today report, republished on Rep. Katherine Clark’s website.

The Washington Post reports that Trump is opening the door—wide open—to Russian diesel imports. This, despite a 2022 law that seven senators- four Republicans and three Democrats- say prohibits them. His answer to high fuel prices: American dollars that could help finance Putin’s continuing war on Ukraine.

And Americans continue to bear the human and economic costs of the Iran conflict—a war launched without congressional authorization that lawmakers have repeatedly voted to end.

Trump’s operating method remains the same: bulldoze the rules, dare the courts to stop him, give Putin a lifeline, and leave the public to pay the price.