Law Offices of Jon Trevathan

05/23/2026

05/18/2026

Donald Trump just stole $1.776 billion from American taxpayers.  every lawyer involved in this scam should lose their law license.

The deal, laid out in a document signed by acting attorney general Todd Blanche, grants a commission broad authority to distribute the money, drawn from taxpayer dollars.

05/14/2026

Executive Order 14321 is a 2025 White House order titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets” that directs federal agencies to prioritize public‑order responses to homelessness by encouraging civil commitment, expanding involuntary treatment for people with serious mental‑health or substance‑use issues, and increasing data collection and enforcement against urban camping and open drug use. Its stated, “normal” purpose is restoring public order and pushing people with untreated behavioral health conditions into institutional treatment and away from public spaces.

What the order does and its usual purpose

• Directs federal agencies (Attorney General, HHS, HUD and others) to develop guidance, reallocate grants, and support state/local approaches that increase civil commitment and institutional treatment for people judged to be a danger to themselves or the public.

• Emphasizes enforcement against open drug use, urban camping, loitering and similar conduct, and conditions federal funding to favor jurisdictions that adopt those measures.

• Calls for broader federal data collection on unhoused people and those with mental‑health or substance‑use disorders to coordinate enforcement and service planning.

Ways it might be abused or cause harm

• It could be used to justify sweeping involuntary commitment or institutionalization with weak due‑process safeguards, especially where local capacity for humane treatment is limited.

• The order’s push for data collection and cross‑agency sharing of health or housing data raises privacy and surveillance risks and could enable targeting of vulnerable people, including sharing with law enforcement.

• Reorienting federal grants away from “housing‑first” or harm‑reduction programs toward punitive or institutional responses could worsen homelessness and limit access to proven community supports.

• Using federal guidance and grant conditions as de facto regulation can pressure jurisdictions to adopt aggressive enforcement policies even where state law or local practice provided stronger civil‑liberties protections.

05/14/2026

Dear Mr. Trump:

This  memorandum describes the principal federal statutes and regulatory authorities a future presidential administration could employ to recover funds and pursue accountability if investigators were to establish that a Department of Justice payment $10 billion to you was procured through unlawful conduct. This memorandum does not allege any specific wrongdoing as actually occurred. It instead outlines legal mechanisms and risks that follow from proven violations.

Federal civil recovery authorities

• False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.: authorizes recovery of funds obtained by false or fraudulent claims presented to the United States, including treble damages, statutory penalties, and qui tam relator actions under 31 U.S.C. § 3730.

• Equitable restitution and unjust enrichment doctrines: permit courts to disgorge funds improperly obtained by fraud or misrepresentation and to order restitution through civil suits or administrative proceedings.

• Contractual/admin remedies: settlement agreements procured without authority or through material misrepresentation may be rescinded or set aside as ultra vires, enabling the government to reclaim payments.

Federal criminal statutes potentially implicated

• Federal bribery, 18 U.S.C. § 201: criminalizes corrupt payments or promises to public officials and corrupt acceptance by public officials in return for official acts.

• Honest‑services fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1346 (as applied in bribery/kickback contexts): has been used in prosecutions where public officials’ duties are subverted by secret benefits or kickbacks.

• Conspiracy and obstruction statutes: permit prosecution for agreements to misuse official authority or for corrupt acts to conceal or impede investigation.

• False statements and records statutes (e.g., 18 U.S.C. § 1001): criminalize knowingly making material false statements in matters within federal jurisdiction.
Professional and administrative sanctions

• Bar discipline and ethics enforcement: state bar authorities and DOJ ethics offices can pursue professional misconduct proceedings, including suspension or disbarment, where attorneys engage in unethical or unlawful conduct affecting public trust.

• Administrative accountability: internal DOJ disciplinary processes and inspector general reviews can lead to employment consequences and support civil claims.
Practical consequences a future administration could seek.

• Civil recovery actions (including FCA suits), asset freezes, disgorgement, and injunctions to reclaim funds.

• Criminal investigations and prosecutions under the statutes listed above where evidence of corrupt intent or unlawful schemes is established.

• Referrals for professional discipline and administrative sanctions against attorneys or officials implicated in misconduct.

 Sincerely

Jon Trevathan, Esquire
Retired