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President Trump’s refusal to accept the results of the election — hampering the federal government’s ability to start the transition to a new administration — is part of a long pattern of undermining core government functions for partisan aims.
As we’ve documented, the president’s refusal to face facts and his weaponization of government programs for political ends are hallmarks of his administration’s disastrous response to the Covid-19 pandemic. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/trump-administration-abuses-thwart-us-pandemic-response
The guardrails that long ensured that government officials served the public interest, not their own partisan ends, have been badly damaged and must be restored. We have a series of recommendations for executive actions that will do just that. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/executive-actions-restore-integrity-and-accountability-government
Our report includes proposals for executive actions to ensure government ethics, qualified leadership, respect for science, presidential accountability, and much more.
And the Brennan Center’s bipartisan National Task Force on Rule of Law & Democracy has a comprehensive legislative agenda to revitalize our democratic system of government. https://www.brennancenter.org/issues/bolster-checks-balances/ethics-rule-law/national-task-force-rule-law-democracy
