This is not the first time questionable and illegal closures of gov. agencies have occurred. It happened on Nixon's watch. The right has always had a wishlist to eliminate all regulatory laws and agencies that are watchdogs against inhumanity, corruption, and crime.
They say they want a government so small they can drown it in a bathtub. Trump says he wants America to return to 1870. THIS WAS THE GILDED AGE. There were 3 to six billionaires back then. You have heard of Carnegie, Rockafeller, Gould, etc.

The unlimited freedom for wealthy criminals to pursue any corruption for profit is indeed - limitless. With the precedent of WWII it is possible while unbelievable that dehumanization and eradication of expendable citizens for slavery or slaughter could rise again.

Corporations are part of the process. Remember the German Farber corp was only four miles away from Auschwitz. Tesla, Meta, and Amazon have already fallen into line. The stakes are higher than you would want to believe. Yet here we are again.