Trump's Second Term Accomplishments (??) ~ Federal Police Misconduct Database Shutdown

President Trump’s administration shut down the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD), which tracked misconduct records of federal law enforcement officers. This effectively erased access to thousands of records documenting misconduct histories.

Yes. The "law and order" president.  (#HistoryMarker)

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🗂️ What Happened

• Database eliminated: In early 2025, Trump issued an executive order that revoked Biden’s 2022 order establishing NLEAD, a nationwide database of federal police misconduct.

• Records deleted: The Justice Department confirmed that more than 4,000 misconduct records were removed when the database was shut down.

• Origins of NLEAD: The idea for such a database was first floated by Trump in 2020 after George Floyd’s death, but it wasn’t implemented until Biden’s executive order in 2022.

• Impact on accountability: Experts warned that without the database, officers with misconduct histories could more easily transfer to new agencies without scrutiny.

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⚖️ Why It Matters

• Transparency loss: The database was designed to prevent “bad apples” from moving between agencies undetected. Its removal reduces oversight.

• Criticism vs. support: Police reform advocates criticized the move as undermining accountability, while some law enforcement groups questioned whether the database was effective in practice.

• Federal scope only: Importantly, this database covered federal law enforcement (e.g., Border Patrol, Bureau of Prisons), not local police departments.

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🚨 Risks & Trade-offs

• Risk of rehiring misconduct officers: Agencies may unknowingly hire individuals with prior misconduct.

• Reduced public trust: Eliminating transparency tools can erode confidence in law enforcement institutions.

• Policy debate: Some argue the database was flawed or incomplete, but others believe reform should improve it rather than erase it.

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So, to clarify: Trump did not erase all police misconduct records everywhere, but he ended the federal database that tracked misconduct among federal officers, effectively wiping out a centralized accountability tool.

REAL QUESTION:  Is this an ACCOMPLISHMENT?

Is the pot calling the kettle black?

Is a convicted felon in the @WhiteHouse or just a felon who s/h/b convicted but got “special treatment” thanks to #SCOTUS?@POTUS #Trump + @TheJusticeDept – You can answer. Also, why did you destroy #NLEAD?@ZohranKMamdani - Fair is fair. https://t.co/jKmxbc1FEG pic.twitter.com/AhIKb6oDNc

— Treathyl Fox (aka cmoneyspinner) ~ #Freelancer (@cmoneyspinner) December 10, 2025

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References:

Trump's Justice Department Deletes Database Tracking Federal Police .... https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/trump-s-justice-department-deletes-database-tracking-federal-police-misconduct/ar-AA1zD1SE

Trump Deleted NLEAD Police Misconduct Data on CBP, BOP. https://theappeal.org/nlead-trumps-deleted-police-misconduct-database-full-of-prison-and-border/

Trump ends police misconduct database — but was NLEAD effective at .... https://www.police1.com/officer-misconduct-internal-affairs/trump-ends-bidens-police-misconduct-database-was-it-ever-effective

Trump deletes database of federal police officer misconduct. https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-database-police-misconduct/

Justice Department deletes database tracking federal police misconduct. https://www.napo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Trump-Justice-Department-delete-federal-police-misconduct-database-The-Washington-Post.pdf

Obama's Healthcare Reform - Will It Remain Law or Become History?

(Updated Oct 2017.) 

Taking Notes: It's not history yet!

• Trump Declares 'There Is No Such Thing As Obamacare Anymore'(crooksandliars.com)

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• Trump healthcare move threatens sharply higher premiums and market chaos(ukprogressive.co.uk)

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(Updated Oct 2016.)
Access to proper healthcare for all the citizens of the United States of America should be and should have always been a given; not a topic for philosophical debate, as if we're all great minds gathering together on the Areopagus trying to reach an agreement on the purpose and meaning of life, and why - if God does exist - why He couldn't create human beings with perfect health who never need a physician any way!!  But since He didn't and some of US do get sick, who are the ones that truly deserve to receive medical treatment?!  Cause clearly some of US are more important than others.
(Whatever!  Just write it off as my bad attitude!)

President Barack Obama speaks at a town hall meeting on health care reform Thursday, June 11, 2009, at Southwest High School in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

But healthcare is big business here in the USA and if an industry's cash flow is going to be "possibly" disrupted by a "law", well one can expect lengthy heated and robust discussion on the matter for ... ??? ... for forever!!


Back in November 2012, shared these links to suite.io (formerly Suite101) articles via my business page on Google+ - Insurance Mart and Insurance SMART; and hashtagged them #healthcarereform #healthcare #health #obamacare.  Recycling them here at my blog for historical reference purposes.*

• The "opposition" to Obamacare made it plain on several occasions that they have a mission to REPEAL OBAMACARE.
• Obama has tried do his best. Best or not, 2016 he has to go.
• So! 2016 and beyond - Will Obamacare remain law or become a historical reference point like the efforts all the other US presidents before him?  

(Yes it is the last quarter of 2014.  Time waits for no one.  There will be a newly elected leader soon and don't think this subject won't be a hot button topic on his or her "To Do List".  So do your homework, and ready yourselves to understand the PROs and CONs when this matter is being publicly discussed reasonably and intelligently - for the good of all the people.)

*Great articles.  Unfortunately not published at the site anymore.  Supplied replacement links below.

U.S. Presidents And Health Care Reform

Article by Robert Mcroberts - Summary: " For nearly one hundred years, U.S. Presidents have struggled with the complicated politics of health care reform and universal health insurance."

(Not Obama!  He went into office with a mission!  Insurance companies not gonna screw over nobody else's momma!!!)

"Presidents And Health Reform: From Franklin D. Roosevelt To Barack Obama." Health Affairs. Project HOPE: The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc., 01 June 2010. Web. 17 Oct. 2016.

( http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/29/6/1096.full ).

Health Care Reform: Self Employment and 'Obamacare'

Article by Kc Morgan - Summary:  "The left says it's a much-needed health care reform. The right says it's the root of all evil. Where do the self employed fall when it comes to 'Obamacare?' "

"Health Insurance for Self-Employed People, Startup Businesses." HealtheDeals. Health EDeals Insurance Solutions, a Division of IHC Specialty Benefits, n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2016. ( http://www.healthedeals.com/articles/health-insurance-for-self-employed-people-startup-businesses ).

Insurance Mart and Insurance Smart shares general health info.   
For general information purposes. Not to be substituted for medical advice. 

Trump and Clinton spar over Obamacare during presidential debate

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton sparred over Obamacare during the second presidential debate on Sunday, outlining how they would reform the health insurance system. "Obamacare is a disaster," Trump said. "You know it, we all know it."

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God Bless America | Looking Ahead to 2016 ( another historical marker)