Summary
Donald Trump’s return to the presidency has triggered sweeping purges and retributions against officials he deems disloyal.
He revoked Secret Service protection for former national security figures, fired Department of Justice lawyers investigating him, dismissed 30 inspectors general without notice, and reassigned career officials.
Federal employees face pressure to demonstrate loyalty or face removal.
An executive order mandates reviewing agencies involved in Trump-related investigations, fueling concerns of systemic retaliation.
Insiders describe the atmosphere as “shell-shocked” and worse than expected.
Really? Because this is the bare minimum I expected. Anyone involved in investigating, prosecuting, or suing Trump for anything, anyone involved in prosecuting fake electors. And while he can’t directly attack state officials, I expect him to open investigations on all of the Democrats involved in resisting him in any way.
Those are my baseline assumptions. But to be honest with you, Trump has never ever failed to be worse than I could imagine, so I expect it will likely go well beyond that, even.