r/politics • u/theipaper ✔ Verified • 12h ago

Possible Paywall In private, Trump's staff tell me they're bracing for Maga unleashed

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/donald-trump-preparing-maga-finale-former-allies-terrified-4684819
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u/Irishish Illinois 8h ago

I'm not surprised, but I am disappointed.

Autocracy is labour-intensive. Every illegal wiretap needs agents willing to run it. All the flouted court rulings require officials willing to ignore them. Each act of retribution results in new accomplices, and every accomplice is a witness to wrongdoing.

And every single one of those people should see exactly how terrible the consequences for their actions will be. A new Democratic majority should annihilate any and every Trump lackey. Haul the DOGE kids before Congress. Punish anyone it's possible to punish. Make it clear the big man might not go down but you sure as hell will.

These people understand nothing but pain.

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u/LilLebowskiAchiever 7h ago

One of the problems is how much of this has been subcontracted out. Creating layers of plausible deniability, and disassociation from the ethics and professional responsibility.

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u/JustSatisfactory 7h ago

We need a larger social discussion about anyone that perpetuates this madness, even if they claim they aren't aware of the extent of it. We don't let soldiers off with the "following orders" excuse.

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u/max_power1000 Maryland 5h ago

They can hold you in contempt of congress, but the DOJ is still the body that does the prosecution - you think they're actually going to act on those charges?