# New executive order seizes complete control of all regulatory agencies, interpretation of law **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [February 19, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-executive-order-seizes-complete-control-of-all-regulatory-agencies-interpretation-of-law/1014508 "2025-02-19T15:08:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-executive-order-seizes-complete-control-of-all-regulatory-agencies-interpretation-of-law/1014508/3 "2025-02-19T15:36:53Z")
It’s also an ongoing discussion starting … about … here: > [@The current second Trump administration: a compendium of horrors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/814): > > Trump has just signed an Executive Order declaring that the [Supreme Court is irrelevant](https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/18/trump-signs-executive-order-allowing-attorney-gene/). Only the president or the attorney general can interpret the law. The mind just boggles. From the article: “President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the president, instead of federal regulators or bureaucrats, can speak for the U.S. when interpreting the meaning of laws carried out by the executive branch.” I know, he can write an Executive Order d… I don’t know whether the [@moderators](https://boards.straightdope.com/groups/moderators) think there should be a merger, a split, or a general laissez-faire approach to this 😉 --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-executive-order-seizes-complete-control-of-all-regulatory-agencies-interpretation-of-law/1014508)._