Exhibit 1159 ยท Executive order
Executive Order 14149, Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship (90 Fed. Reg. 8243)
ensure that no Federal Government officer, employee, or agent engages in or facilitates any conduct that would unconstitutionally abridge the free speech of any American citizen;
States that the previous administration 'trampled free speech rights' by censoring speech on platforms, 'often by exerting substantial coercive pressure on third parties, such as social media companies', and sets the policy below. Section 3(b) directs the Attorney General to investigate the prior four years and report with recommendations; no report from that directive was found. The consent decree in Missouri v. Biden recites the order (paras. 6-8).
- Source
- President Donald J. Trump
- Date
- 20 January 2025 (published 28 January 2025)
- Quoted from
- Sec. 2(b)
- Grade
- Primary record
- Document
- https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-28/pdf/2025-01902.pdf
- Accessed
- 2026-11-10
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit