Long before Donald Trump took the oath of office for his second term — heck, before he was even reelected — Democrat state attorneys general were already building the machine designed to stop him.
Records show that at least 22 Democrat attorneys general joined a coalition called the Project for Federal Accountability starting in April 2024, roughly seven months before Trump defeated Kamala Harris. Seven attorneys general signed the agreement on April 28, 2024. Thirteen more joined in May and June.
The pact was called "Privileged & Confidential Common Interest Agreement." It was built to do exactly what it sounds like: Keep the states' coordination hidden from the public and from anyone who might dare oppose them in court. The signers said they wanted to pursue their shared legal interests "while avoiding any waiver of the confidentiality of those privileged materials." Translation: Total secrecy while colluding against a sitting president who hadn't even taken office yet.
To me, the most significant part of this pact is that Biden was still in the race when the first signatures went on that agreement in April 2024. He wouldn't drop out for nearly three months. The sitting Democrat president was telling the country he intended to serve another term, the party was acting like he was going to win, all while Democrat attorneys general were already plotting to stop Trump upon his inevitable return to office.
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The coalition had already divided up legal research by topic, built a shared "brief bank" of pre-drafted briefs, and pored over the Project 2025 policy blueprint hunting for lawsuit targets. Trump hadn't signed a bill. He hadn't issued an executive order. He hadn't taken any official action as president, because he wasn't president yet. None of that mattered. The lawsuits were already being written.
Since Trump's second term began, Democrat attorneys general have sued his administration close to 100 times. California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D-Calif.) has taken part in 82 of those lawsuits. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D-Colo.) has joined at least 75. Washington Attorney General Nick Brown (D-Wash.) has joined 70.
Bonta insists the coalition's work is "apolitical." Seriously? He also said, "If (Trump) doesn't want to get sued, all he has to do is follow the law," adding, "I don't think our cases are likely to be dismissed... Trump shows no sign of slowing down, so we will continue to sue him."
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown (D-Md.) claims the early coordination was reasonable preparation once Trump's nomination looked inevitable, but this confirms that the strategy was always about resistance, not the rule of law.
Even people outside the conservative media world find this strange. Retired Connecticut judge Thomas Moukawsher mocked the coalition's chosen name: "'Federal Accountability?' That's just a little strange."
Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, a Republican who now often votes for Democrats, called the secrecy “not normal at all."
You think?
California alone has burned through $19 million in taxpayer money on this litigation crusade, with another $25 million already authorized. New Jersey tucked $1 million into its fiscal year 2026 budget just to fund two new staff positions dedicated to the coalition's work. That’s right, taxpayers are literally footing the bill for a legal ambush that was planned before Trump even won the election. Imagine all the other things California could have wasted more money on. Democrats can claim all they want that this is about accountability and the rule of law, but it’s just blanket resistance.
And if you live in a blue state, you’re paying for it.
Editor’s Note: The American people overwhelmingly support President Trump’s law and order agenda.
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