GSU law professor examines Trump executive orders, policy proposals

President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order relating to clemency for anti-abortion protesters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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President Donald Trump has signed a wide range of executive orders since taking office on Monday. Some of those orders are already drawing lawsuits and criticism from cities, states and advocacy groups.

On Thursday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Anthony Michael Kreis, a constitutional law professor at Georgia State University, returned to the program to talk about some of Trump’s executive orders, specifically the orders that involve redefining birthright citizenship, DEI programs within the federal government and pardoning the sentences of people involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Kries also discussed the potential implications of Trump’s executive orders and policy proposals.