Grand Theft America / Receipt power-2025-09-25-070
Trump aims the counter-terror apparatus at nonprofits and funders
Trump signs National Security Presidential Memorandum 7, directing Joint Terrorism Task Forces at individuals, funders, NGOs and tax-exempt entities, with ideological criteria naming “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity.”
What happened
National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 directed Joint Terrorism Task Forces at individuals, funders, NGOs, and tax-exempt groups, with ideological criteria that named "anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity." Civil-liberties groups noted it created no new powers; it repurposed existing FARA, IRS, and Treasury authorities against disfavored groups.
Why it matters
This points the counter-terrorism apparatus, built for foreign threats, at domestic political opponents and the groups that fund and organize them. In an election year it is a standing threat to anyone who might mobilize against Trump: the message is that opposing the administration can get you treated as a security case.
Receipt details
- Phase 2
- Turn law enforcement inward
- Investigate civil society and nonprofits
