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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsColumn: Will Trump launch a reign of terror against his list of enemies?
https://search.app?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fopinion%2Fstory%2F2024-11-07%2Fdonald-trump-reign-of-terror-enemies-list-supreme-court-immunity-harry-litman&utm_campaign=aga&utm_source=agsadl1%2Csh%2Fx%2Fgs%2Fm2%2F4During his ultimately victorious campaign for the presidency, Donald Trump made no bones about his intention to use the legal levers of government to go after his perceived enemies. When he takes office in January, we should therefore expect him to launch a reign of terror against dozens of people he sees as having crossed him. And his vengeance will be enabled by the Supreme Court opinion granting presidents broad immunity from prosecution.
A recent National Public Radio analysis determined that Trump has threatened more than 100 federal investigations or prosecutions to settle scores. They run the gamut from President Biden and his family, whom the president-elect has promised to pay back on Day 1 of his tenure by appointing a special prosecutor to investigate unspecified crimes; to former Rep. Liz Cheney, whom he recently suggested should face something like a firing squad; to judges involved in his prosecutions; and journalists who refuse to give up their sources.
Granted, Trump frequently gives the impression that he has little understanding of or even interest in many of the policies he pressed on the campaign trail. But retribution against his enemies is clearly something that gets him up in the morning. From well before his entry into politics, Trump has been single-minded in intimidating and exacting retribution against his opponents.
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Column: Will Trump launch a reign of terror against his list of enemies? (Original Post)
Demovictory9
8 hrs ago
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Lovie777
(14,794 posts)1. Yes....................
and corporate media will be happy because of ratings. But his terror will not last long.
Deporting friends and family although legal status, married, work permits.
Walleye
(35,095 posts)2. I imagine his first targets will be Black women
Demovictory9
(33,651 posts)3. Because they were "nasty"
Lol
Walleye
(35,095 posts)4. If I were Liz Cheney, I'd be sleeping with a shotgun.
Trumps flying monkeys are going to believe they can get away with anything now after the January 6 pardons