The Trump Dossier

A factual record of unethical, immoral, or widely condemned actions during the Trump administration. Entries are listed below; click "Read more" for full context and sources.

Relationship With Congressman Matt Gaetz November 2024

Matt Gaetz is a long-term ally of President Donald Trump. In November 2024, soon after Trump’s second electoral victory, the president-elect announced he would nominate Gaetz to serve as the Attorney General of the United States. Gaetz had previously been accused of child sex traficking and statuatory rape, and was also arrested for a DUI in 2008. In Decembe…

Pressuring Georgia Attorney General To ‘Find’ New Votes 2021

On January 2, 2021, during a phone call with Georgia’s Secretary of State, Donald Trump urged him to “find 11,780 votes” to overturn the certified results of the 2020 presidential election. Legal experts argue this request may amount to a criminal attempt to subvert election results — potentially violating both state and federal law. Under Georgia law, a per…

Lying Record 2021

According to the Washington Post in January of 2021, President Trump made 30,573 false or misleading claims throughout his first presidential term. No other individual in history has been recorded lying to such an extent.

Private Praise Of Hitler

According to reporting from multiple publications and comments from John Kelly, President Trump’s longest serving chief of staff during the first term, Trump privately praised Adolf Hitler. Trump reportedly said to Kelly — on multiple occasions — that “Hitler did some good things” and said in White House conversations “I need the kind of generals that Hitler…

Trump Campaign Breaks Federal Law Filming In Arlington Cemetery, Physically Accosts Cemetery Employee 2024

During the 2024 campaign, two Trump aides were involved in a physical altercation with staff at Arlington Cemetery for illegally recording content for the Trump campaign. Arlington Cemetery officials communicated to the campaign ahead of a wreath laying ceremony with the president that any photography or video was prohibited. After a cemetery employee attemp…

Leaked Signal Groupchat March 2025

In March 2025, a group chat on Signal labelled “Houthi PC small group” was set up by Mike Waltz (as National Security Adviser) and included several senior administration officials such as Pete Hegseth (Defense Secretary), Tulsi Gabbard (Director of National Intelligence), John Ratcliffe (CIA Director), Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubi…

Trump Administration Threatens To Investigate Deporting Zohran Mamdani July 2025

President Trump has threatened to deport Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee to be mayor of New York City and naturalized citizen. Zohran Mamdani is a U.S. citizen who was naturalized in 2018. In July 2025, Trump said “We don’t need a communist in this country, but if we have one, I’m going to be watching over him very carefully on behalf of the nation. W…

Trump-Branded Wine Sold In Coast Guard Stores November 2025

In November 2025, Trump-branded wine and cider started being sold at U.S. Coast Guard Exchange stores, which operate on federal property and serve military personnel and their families. The move raises over potential conflicts of interest, as it allows a business connected to Donald Trump to profit from sales within government-run facilities.

Secretary Of Homeland Security Kristi Noem Makes Partisan Tsa Message, Potential Hatch Act Violation October 2025

In October 2025, the Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Kristi Noem released a short video intended to play at airport security checkpoints via the Transportation Security Administration. In the video, Noem states: