Ex-White House Lawyers Prompt New Oval Office Abuse Sign-Out Sheet

The form requires two signatures, one court citation, and a small box labeled “probably China.”

After former White House lawyers warned about runaway executive power, aides unveiled Form EP-1, a carbon-copy permission slip for any presidential action involving courts, tariffs, or yelling at The New York Times.

The form routes through Counsel, Scheduling, and a windowless basement desk labeled “Supreme-ish,” where clerks stamp requests as lawful, theatrical, or “ask China first.”

“We believe this restores guardrails, or at least gives them a badge lanyard,” said one constitutional process consultant.

Campaign staff praised the system after discovering Section 4 lets Trump pre-check “national destiny” and skip directly to cable graphics.

Context

Dartmouth reported that former White House lawyers publicly warned about the risk of executive abuses.

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