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But this week, Trump finally went the distance and publicly issued presidential memos instructing his Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute two political appointees he believes betrayed him in the first term.

The memo came in response to a federal judge's order to show evidence in its case against Khalil.

The Thursday memo takes the threats to funding one step further by demanding that education leaders sign a document saying they have eliminated DEI programming.

In January, the US transportation secretary Sean Duffy circulated a memo instructing his department to "give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average" when awarding grants.

In a memo to members, the association said the event's "focus is not on the politics of division," rather it is to honour the work of White House journalists.