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Unitary Executive

Theory that the president has exclusive control over the entire executive branch.

  1. 2026

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    28 U.S. Code 530B - Ethical standards for attorneys for the Government
    The DOJ wants to change who polices federal prosecutors
    Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. ___ (2024)
    May 14

    DOJ sues D.C. Bar to block Jeffrey Clark disbarment and Ed Martin discipline

    DOJ invokes presidential immunity to shield federal lawyers from ethics oversight

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  2. 2025

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    University of Queensland: Libertarian tech titan Peter Thiel helped make JD Vance
    Where J.D. Vance Gets His Weird, Terrifying Techno-Authoritarian Ideas
    Trump's reign fits Curtis Yarvin's blueprint of a CEO-led American monarchy
    Jan 15

    Yarvin-Thiel network's anti-democratic philosophy gains influence in Trump administration

    Anti-democracy blogger attends Trump inaugural as his ideas echo through DOGE workforce cuts

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  3. 2022

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  4. 1981

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People

Key figures in Unitary Executive

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Donald Trump
President of the United States (2025-present)
Charles Ezell
Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Curtis Yarvin (Mencius Moldbug)
Neoreactionary philosopher whose ideas influence administration allies
Ed Martin
DOJ Pardon Attorney (2026-present)
Hamilton P. Fox III
D.C. Disciplinary Counsel (2017-present)
J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States
Jacky Rosen
Former Acting Attorney General (Dec. 2020-Jan. 2021)
Jeanine Pirro
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia (2025-present)
Jeffrey Clark
Former Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division (2018-2021)
Marc Andreessen
Tech investor who called Yarvin a good friend
Michael Anton
State Department Director of Policy Planning who discussed Yarvin ideas
Michael Frisch
Ethics Counsel, Georgetown University Law Center
Peter Thiel
Billionaire investor who funded both Yarvin and Vance campaigns
Richard Donoghue
Former Acting Deputy Attorney General (Dec. 2020-Jan. 2021)
Richard Leon
Senior U.S. District Judge, D.C. District Court (appointed 2002 by George W. Bush)
Russell Vought
White House Budget Director
Todd Blanche
Acting Attorney General (April 2026-present)
Vice President JD Vance
Has cited Yarvin as influence, funded by Thiel