{"id":2642766,"date":"2026-08-10T16:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-22-dem-ags-agreed-to-coordinate-takedown-of-trump-keep-public-in-dark-going-into-2024-election\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T16:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:11:39","slug":"at-least-22-dem-ags-agreed-to-coordinate-takedown-of-trump-keep-public-in-dark-going-into-2024-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-22-dem-ags-agreed-to-coordinate-takedown-of-trump-keep-public-in-dark-going-into-2024-election\/","title":{"rendered":"At Least 22 Dem AGs Agreed to Coordinate Takedown of Trump, Keep Public in Dark Going Into 2024 Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fat-least-22-dem-ags-agreed-to-coordinate-takedown-of-trump-keep-public-in-dark-going-into-2024-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2642766&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A report reveals that at least 22 Democratic attorneys general signed a \u201ccommon interest agreement\u201d before the 2024 presidential election, committing to pursue legal actions against Donald Trump\u2019s future administration. This initiative, termed \u201cProject for Federal Accountability,\u201d was referenced in new Jersey governor Phil Murphy\u2019s 2025 budget, which aimed to fund attorneys to oppose trump in court, though Murphy did not mention it publicly.Many attorneys general involved have declined to comment, but their widespread lawsuits against Trump-numbering nearly 100 since his inauguration-are evident, with prominent AGs like Rob Bonta, Phil Weiser, Nick Brown, and Kris Mayes participating extensively. Critics argue that these efforts were premeditated and politically motivated, aimed at nullifying electoral outcomes and undermining Trump\u2019s presidency. Some AGs defended their actions as legal and nonpolitical, while others downplayed the meaning of their prior agreements. Former officials and political commentators suggest that this coordinated legal campaign was designed to obstruct Trump and influence the 2024 election, with allegations that fundraising has been tied to these legal strategies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>At least 22 Democratic attorneys general signed an ominous \u201ccommon interest agreement\u201d document before President Donald Trump\u2019s 2024 election, vowing to pursue lawfare against Trump\u2019s future administration.<\/p>\n<p>The document outlined a lawfare campaign that would become known as the \u201cProject for Federal Accountability,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_77dccea0-57e7-42f3-9db3-f913885a1cab.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Center Square<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The document was reportedly signed three months before former President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exited the 2024 presidential race<\/a> to make room for then-Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cProject for Federal Accountability\u201d was later referenced in then-New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy\u2019s budget in early 2025, according to Zach Blackburn of the National Journal Hotline. Murphy is a Democrat. So was his attorney general, Matt Platkin.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New Jersey\u2019s legal battles with Trump are heating up, and Gov. Murphy wants to spend $1M to hire attorneys to resist the federal government in court. The \u201cProject for Federal Accountability\u201d is part of his proposed budget, but he won\u2019t mention it during his budget address today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hlp4PtYRgj\">pic.twitter.com\/Hlp4PtYRgj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Blackburn (@zachblackburn23) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zachblackburn23\/status\/1894481515288924538?\">February 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As noted by Blackburn in the post above published to the social media website X, Murphy refused to \u201cmention\u201d the \u201cProject for Federal Accountability\u201d while publicly unveiling his budget in February of 2025. This appeared to be no coincidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe majority of attorneys general who signed the agreement have declined to comment or answer questions\u201d about it, according to The Center Square.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome have downplayed the timing of the agreement or otherwise minimized the extent to which they had been preparing for litigation against the Trump Administration,\u201d the outlet further reported.<\/p>\n<p>Yet despite their attempts to downplay or even hide the agreement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jake-tapper-nyts-haberman-admit-trump-targeted-lawfare-scold-not-nicer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their lawfare<\/a> against President Trump\u2019s administration has been clear, with the AGs having sued the admin nearly 100 times since Inauguration Day.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 100 suits, California Attorney General Rob Bonta has joined 82 of them, and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has joined at least 75 of them. Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown has joined 70 of them, and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has joined 46 of them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They planned the lawfare before the election.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly two dozen Democrat AGs signed a secret agreement in April 2024 to sue Trump if he won. They called it the \u201cProject for Federal Accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Almost 100 lawsuits later. This was never about accountability \u2014 it was about\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RyG1arLcFm\">https:\/\/t.co\/RyG1arLcFm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Madison Gesiotto Gilbert (@madisongesiotto) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/madisongesiotto\/status\/2085556465947783358?\">August 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a post published to X after The Center Square\u2019s report dropped, former GOP national spokesperson Madison Gesiotto Gilbert alleged that this joint lawfare effort \u201cwas about nullifying the voters\u201d in the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Democrat attorneys general have also reportedly used their joint planned lawfare to fundraise for their campaigns, according to Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, who used to be a Republican but now votes for Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI get lots of s from people running for attorney general, lots of texts and s saying, \u2018We\u2019ve got to stop President Trump\u2019 or \u2018We\u2019ve got to work together as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-include-money-for-abortion-providers-in-1-9-trillion-covid-aid-package\/\" title=\"Dems Include Money for Abortion Providers in .9 Trillion COVID Aid Package\">state attorneys general<\/a>. That\u2019s why you need to give me money!&#8217;\u201d Shurtleff told The Center Square.<\/p>\n<p>Bonta, for his part, defended his lawfare during a news conference Tuesday, alleging that the lawsuits he\u2019s filed or participated in have all been \u201capolitical.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf [Trump] doesn\u2019t want to get sued, all he has to do is follow the law,\u201d Bonta said during the news conference. \u201cI don\u2019t think our cases are likely to be dismissed \u2026 Trump shows no sign of slowing down, so we will continue to sue him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3tFDkzpN_gY?si=l-nMDvFql5rpybcL\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Arizona Attorney General Mayes has also attempted to downplay the lawfare and, more specifically, the document from 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is nothing particularly significant about that date,\u201d Richie Taylor, Mayes\u2019 communications director, told The Center Square. \u201cThe office has common interest agreements with Republican AGs as well as Democratic AGs, depending on the litigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown admitted to The Center Square that he and other AGs started planning lawfare \u201cas soon as it was clear that Trump was going to get the nomination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re pleased that we responded before January 2025,\u201d he added. \u201cWe talked through a host of possibilities, and we wanted to be prepared, not to get caught off guard.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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