In this video, The Intellectualist explores a breaking report from The Washington Post (February 21, 2025) by Tom Jackman and Elizabeth Dwoskin, revealing that President Trump has revoked the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD), effectively ending federal oversight of police misconduct.
📰 Key Details:
NLEAD was created by President Biden’s 2022 executive order and launched in December 2023.
The database tracked federal law enforcement officers with records of misconduct, preventing them from being rehired elsewhere.
Trump revoked it on January 20, 2025, and the Justice Department has not announced a replacement.
⚖️ What’s at Stake?
Without NLEAD, officers dismissed for misconduct can move between agencies unchecked.
A 2020 Reuters investigation found that hundreds of officers fired for excessive force, racial profiling, or dishonesty were rehired elsewhere due to the lack of national oversight.
This decision mirrors authoritarian trends in Hungary and Russia, where law enforcement operates with minimal transparency and limited accountability.
While state-level databases exist, no federal system remains to track misconduct in agencies like the FBI, DEA, or ATF.
📌 What Happens Next?
With public backlash intensifying, civil rights groups like the NAACP and ACLU are calling for state-level reforms. However, without federal action, accountability now falls to individual states and agencies—leading to fragmented oversight.
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📖 Read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/02/20/trump-justice-nlead-database-deleted/
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