The Standing Record

This is the Standing Record for July 11, 2026. We recorded 4 events from July 10, 2026 that erode our democratic ideals and added 14 more from earlier dates — 215 so far this month, bringing the total archive to 765. If you saw something happen — yesterday, or any other day — that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

Hegseth reversed the suspension of 8 S.C. National Guard Apache pilots grounded over a July 4 flyover

Event: July 10, 2026 Location: Washington, D.C. Jurisdiction: Federal Abuses: Politicization of uniformed services, Failure to discipline misconduct

On July 10, 2026, the suspensions of eight South Carolina Army National Guard Apache pilots — grounded after a low-altitude "Salute from the Shore" flyover of the state's coastline on July 4 — were lifted after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly objected to the discipline and pressed for it to be undone. Hegseth said late on July 9 that officials would "fix this," and Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced the reversal the next morning. It was at least the second time Hegseth intervened to cancel discipline arising from an Apache flyover.

People & Organizations: - Pete Hegseth (Secretary of Defense) - U.S. Department of Defense

Read the full entry: https://standingrecord.com/entries/2026/07/10/federal-politicization-of-uniformed-services-50511dda/ Primary source: Apache pilots' suspensions lifted after low flyby over South Carolina beach, Pentagon says

Commerce Department eased AI-chip and defense export controls for UAE firms tied to Trump's crypto venture

Event: July 10, 2026 Location: Washington, D.C. Jurisdiction: Federal Abuses: Self-dealing, Foreign influence on policy

On July 10, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a rule easing export controls on the United Arab Emirates, granting the Emirati firms G42 and Core42 license exceptions for advanced AI computing equipment and pledging favorable review of export applications tied to the investment firm MGX. The Emirati royal who controls G42 and MGX had secretly acquired a 49 percent stake in World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's cryptocurrency venture, months earlier. Senator Elizabeth Warren called the arrangement a "corrupt deal" and warned it could divert sensitive technology to China.

People & Organizations: - U.S. Department of Commerce (Export-control authority) - Trump Administration

Read the full entry: https://standingrecord.com/entries/2026/07/10/federal-self-dealing-7f883051/ Primary source: Statement by Senator Elizabeth Warren on the UAE's "Spy Sheikh" Secret Stake in Trump Crypto Company

Trump DOJ obtained court vacatur of Proud Boys leaders' January 6 seditious conspiracy convictions

Event: July 10, 2026 Location: Washington, D.C. Jurisdiction: Federal Abuses: Weaponizing the Justice Department

On July 10, 2026, at the U.S. Department of Justice's request, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly granted a motion to dismiss and vacate the convictions of four Proud Boys members tied to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, including the seditious-conspiracy convictions of leaders Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, and Zachary Rehl. In a written memorandum Kelly said the government's request was not based on the facts or the law but concluded he was bound to grant it. The vacatur formally erased jury verdicts that the January 2025 presidential clemency had left intact.

People & Organizations: - U.S. Department of Justice - Trump administration

Read the full entry: https://standingrecord.com/entries/2026/07/10/federal-weaponizing-doj-90034866/ Primary source: Trump-appointed judge dismisses seditious conspiracy case against Proud Boys

New Mexico probation officers referred probationers to ICE in violation of state privacy law, ethics commission alleged

Event: July 10, 2026 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico Jurisdiction: State Abuses: Improper collection or dissemination of personal data, Ignoring statutory requirements

On July 10, 2026, the New Mexico State Ethics Commission sued the state Corrections Department and its secretary, Alisha Tafoya Lucero, alleging that probation officers shared probationers' immigration status and personal information with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in violation of the 2025 Nondisclosure of Sensitive Personal Information Act. The Commission said newly unearthed emails showed the coordination was widespread and continued after the privacy law took effect, and that officers lured at least three New Mexico residents to probation offices in Santa Fe and elsewhere where ICE agents arrested them.

People & Organizations: - New Mexico Corrections Department - Alisha Tafoya Lucero (Secretary, New Mexico Corrections Department)

Read the full entry: https://standingrecord.com/entries/2026/07/10/nm-improper-collection-or-dissemination-of-personal-data-35677477/ Primary source: New Mexico State Ethics Commission sues state Corrections secretary over probation ICE referrals

Filling out the archive

We're steadily backfilling the archive — working backward through the record so the timeline is complete, not just current. These are older events we archived yesterday. If you know of something from months or years back that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

• April 4, 2023 — Huerfano County jail staff denied dying inmate Michael Burch medical care for 8 days after tackle injury; he died in his cell
• September 24, 2025 — Arkansas AG Griffin pressured university into firing Black law professor Felicia Branch over Charlie Kirk posts
• October 2, 2025 — Attorney General Bondi demanded Apple remove ICE-tracking app ICEBlock; Apple complied same day
• October 3, 2025 — DOJ pressured Apple to remove ICE-accountability archive app Eyes Up from the App Store
• May 12, 2026 — Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signed SB904 barring Medicaid and public funds for gender-transition procedures
• May 13, 2026 — DEA agent fatally shot Darrin Pigram while serving Memphis Safe Task Force arrest warrant
• May 19, 2026 — CBP detained pregnant Ghanaian woman and disabled son at Dulles Airport for over a week
• May 27, 2026 — Trump administration ordered DOJ prosecutors to stand down on criminal investigation into Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez
• May 28, 2026 — White House launched "Aliens.gov" ICE portal urging public to report "suspicious aliens"
• July 4, 2026 — NASA reclassified Isaacman's jet as government aircraft to bypass FAA safety denial for July 4 D.C. flyover
• July 9, 2026 — Trump removed the remaining members of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission, leaving it unable to act before the 2026 midterms
• July 9, 2026 — Trump administration appointed climate-science critic Matthew Wielicki to head reconstituted U.S. Global Change Research Program
• July 9, 2026 — MS NOW investigation reveals DOJ appointees overruling career antitrust lawyers to clear corporate mergers
• July 9, 2026 — Florida renamed Palm Beach International Airport for President Trump under a law giving his company perpetual free use of the name

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