Is the resistance making a comeback?
A coalition of former Biden administration officials has come together to challenge Trump's executive orders in court while also working to sway public opinion against them.
TroibNews 
Just as it appeared that the Democratic resistance was fading, former officials from the Biden-Harris administration are launching a new legal response center on Inauguration Day to strengthen opposition against President-elect Donald Trump’s anticipated executive orders.
This initiative, backed by the national legal organization Democracy Forward—established in 2017 during Trump’s first term—aims to assess the incoming president’s executive orders and support legal and political challenges to his agenda. Plans for this initiative, which was announced on Thursday, indicate that the group has already identified over 200 potential threats linked to the anticipated executive orders from Trump.
This development signals a renewed, albeit different, form of resistance to Trump’s second term, as the Democratic Party prepares for a more organized and strategic policy response from the new administration. As the president-elect is set to implement his expansive policy agenda, Democrats are gearing up for a confrontation that will unfold both in the court of public opinion and within the nation's legal framework.
“During his first term, Trump’s executive orders made health care less accessible, banned travel based on the predominant religion in certain countries, and made it easier for corporations to pollute our communities,” stated Democracy Forward President Skye Perryman. “This time, the Trump-Vance administration is better organized, has four years of previous experience, and can rely on the policy and staffing infrastructure of Project 2025.”
A group of recent officials from the Biden administration will join Democracy Forward as senior counsel to aid in this initiative: Karianne Jones, former litigation counsel for the Kamala Harris campaign and ex-OMB assistant general counsel; Mike Martinez, the outgoing deputy general counsel at the Office of Personnel Management and former chief of staff to the assistant attorney general; Dan McGrath, former senior counsel at the Department of Labor, Office of Solicitor; and Kevin Friedl, outgoing senior counsel at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Additionally, Emily Ross, former executive secretariat at the Department of Justice, will take on the role of deputy chief of staff and senior adviser to the president and CEO.
The response center will collaborate with outside organizations, litigators, strategists, and policy experts, and will compile its work on the Democracy2025.org website. The team intends to provide updates on Trump’s actions, catalog them on the site, and monitor legal challenges.
“We’re confident this center will be a critical resource for opposing dangerous policies in Project 2025 and other harmful and unlawful conduct,” Perryman remarked.
Debra A Smith for TROIB News
This initiative, backed by the national legal organization Democracy Forward—established in 2017 during Trump’s first term—aims to assess the incoming president’s executive orders and support legal and political challenges to his agenda. Plans for this initiative, which was announced on Thursday, indicate that the group has already identified over 200 potential threats linked to the anticipated executive orders from Trump.
This development signals a renewed, albeit different, form of resistance to Trump’s second term, as the Democratic Party prepares for a more organized and strategic policy response from the new administration. As the president-elect is set to implement his expansive policy agenda, Democrats are gearing up for a confrontation that will unfold both in the court of public opinion and within the nation's legal framework.
“During his first term, Trump’s executive orders made health care less accessible, banned travel based on the predominant religion in certain countries, and made it easier for corporations to pollute our communities,” stated Democracy Forward President Skye Perryman. “This time, the Trump-Vance administration is better organized, has four years of previous experience, and can rely on the policy and staffing infrastructure of Project 2025.”
A group of recent officials from the Biden administration will join Democracy Forward as senior counsel to aid in this initiative: Karianne Jones, former litigation counsel for the Kamala Harris campaign and ex-OMB assistant general counsel; Mike Martinez, the outgoing deputy general counsel at the Office of Personnel Management and former chief of staff to the assistant attorney general; Dan McGrath, former senior counsel at the Department of Labor, Office of Solicitor; and Kevin Friedl, outgoing senior counsel at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Additionally, Emily Ross, former executive secretariat at the Department of Justice, will take on the role of deputy chief of staff and senior adviser to the president and CEO.
The response center will collaborate with outside organizations, litigators, strategists, and policy experts, and will compile its work on the Democracy2025.org website. The team intends to provide updates on Trump’s actions, catalog them on the site, and monitor legal challenges.
“We’re confident this center will be a critical resource for opposing dangerous policies in Project 2025 and other harmful and unlawful conduct,” Perryman remarked.
Debra A Smith for TROIB News
