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by Mike Schmidt

When #Trump returned to office, his rivals & #law enforcement ofcls feared he would follow through on his pledges to use the #DOJ & #FBI to investigate & even imprison perceived enemies.
But since winning re-election, Trump’s retribution campaign has turned out to be far more expansive, efficient & creative than anticipated. It has also been less reliant on the justice system.
#RevengePolitics #AbuseOfPower #tyranny #WeaponizationOfGovernment
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/us/politics/trump-biden-law-firms-revenge.html?unlocked_article_code=1.904.8-XE.5u9z6MqBgEoF&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

In Trump’s Second Term, Retribution Comes in Many Forms

President Trump’s campaign to exact revenge against his perceived foes has turned out to be far more expansive, creative, efficient — and for now, less reliant on the justice system — than anticipated.

The New York Times
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Not only has he found new ways to [ab]use his power to target those he has demonized, but his actions—or just the prospect of them—have led some of those he has gone after to change their behavior & fall into line.

#Trump has employed tactics including lawsuits, executive orders, regulations, [firings], withdrawal of security details & public intimidation to take on a wide range of individuals & institutions he views as having unfairly pursued him or sought to block his agenda.

#law #tyranny

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In the process, #Trump has blurred the personal & the political, making it difficult in some instances, like his targeting of #academic & #cultural institutions, to distinguish between his grievances & policy goals. [hint it’s all always about him, he couldn’t care less about policy]

#RevengePolitics #AbuseOfPower #law #tyranny #WeaponizationOfGovernment #USpol

List: Who Trump Has Targeted for #Retribution
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/07/us/trump-revenge-list.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=66828DAC-72F7-4970-9008-14200628818D

A List of Who Trump Has Targeted for Retribution: Biden, Law Firms and Others

See a breakdown of some of the people and entities — including law firms, universities and more — that President Trump has retaliated against in the first few months of his new term.

The New York Times
Apr 7 at 3:22pmWeb
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In many cases #Trump is relying on, or asserting, unilateral power rather than turning to the courts or federal agencies to carry out his demands. Many of his targets are those who prosecuted or challenged him politically, or are institutions & groups he sees as ideological impediments, like elite #universities.

#RevengePolitics #AbuseOfPower #law #tyranny #AntiIntellectualism #WeaponizationOfGovernment #USpol