In spite of the fact that Donald Trump has only been in office for a little over a week, his presidency has already been distinguished by unrelenting and extensive acts of retribution and score-settling.
“Draining the swamp” is a process that aims to uncover officials who are a little less loyal to Donald Trump than the rest of his followers and, as his supporters argue, to clean house of all corrupt officials who have been holding back the country. The Department of Justice was one of the first entities to take the hit in this process, which can be understood as “draining the swamp.”
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is filled with officials who have been working against Trump for the previous eight years, so it is only natural that it has a large number of such “cases.”
However, the Eye of Sauron, which is the entity that is aware of and able to see everything, has already gathered a large number of individuals who are going to be victims of the new president’s cleanup activities.
Donald Trump is merely removing the people who did not support him when it meant the most (i.e. January 6). His representatives are free to say whatever they want, and this may be done under the guise of a legitimate worry for his presidency. However, the truth appears to be even older than the period itself.
There is no political intent behind the charges, and the charges are not fabricated, according to the Democrats who are arguing that in the instance of the most recent round of firings at the Department of Justice, the prosecutors just did their jobs by being assigned to certain cases. It is a well-known fact that Trump and his Republican supporters are in disagreement.
Following what is believed to be an attempt by Donald Trump to change the results of the 2020 presidential election, over a dozen officials were reportedly fired overnight for no particular cause other than the prosecution of the president. According to an email that was sent to workers of the Department of Justice by the interim United States Attorney Ed Martin, these personnel were “improperly hired” by the administration that was in place during the Biden administration.
NEWS: Around 25-30 prosecutors who handled Jan. 6 cases were abruptly fired Friday afternoon.
Acting US Attorney Ed Martin sent the email just before 5pm.
Details w/ @joshgerstein https://t.co/5PMlW569PW pic.twitter.com/Tvssqw9ezr
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 31, 2025
Their positions were switched to a “permanent” basis by the Biden administration in order to insulate them from any kind of future firings, which is an improper method, according to the claim that the Trump administration is making.
They did not voluntarily go “against Trump” with their own personal interests in mind, thus it is not like they did that. The only thing that these individuals were able to do was investigate the cases that were allocated to them, just like any other individuals who held a certain post.
This is something that we can anticipate happening more frequently in the not-too-distant future. Unfortunately for those officials, the incidents involved Donald Trump, who does not appear to be the type of person who gives forgiveness.
Being involved in the legal cases that are being brought against the present president of the United States is apparently a sufficient justification to be fired without any prior warning.
The fact that the entire event took place in complete silence is not surprising, and the coverage in the media is, at the very least, lukewarm.
Democrat and liberal leaders have been saying that Trump has begun his administration by really breaching the law and ignoring a myriad of regulations that would have been considered absurd if it had been someone else starting the president. This is something that very few people are willing to say out loud (at least not anyone who holds some actual influence).
Nevertheless, we are discussing Donald Trump, and no one is so naive as to publicly criticize him (well, maybe with the exception of Pope Francis, who actually referred to Trump as a “disgrace” for his deportation program; however, Pope Francis is now in Italy and not in the United States). The defeat that the Democrats suffered in the most recent election appears to have left many of them in a state of shell shock.
One of the few individuals who talked frankly about Trump’s attempt to transform Washington in the most evident and frightening way was Erwin Chemerinsky, who serves as the dean of the School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley.
In an interview with the Huffington Post, he stated, “I believe that President Trump has issued a number of executive orders that are obviously illegal.” “A portion of it is political, and another portion is to test the limits of the law,” the speaker said. He is really interested in expanding the executive branch’s authority to an extent that has never been seen before.
Due to the fact that Donald Trump’s presidency has only begun, this indicates that we are in for a particularly tough and turbulent journey.
As a result of Donald Trump’s desire to settle scores and clean house, it would appear that no official is now safe enough, unexpectedly becoming covered by the law.
However, Trump judged them and regarded them to be a threat to his reign, much like the officials who worked on the charges against him. Inspectors general were meant to be independent and not tied to any specific party, but Trump judged them and deemed them the same. It goes without saying that the administration of President Trump contends that these Inspector Generals were not independent in the first attempt.
Breaking: President Trump has terminated all January 6 prosecutors in Washington, D.C., from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. pic.twitter.com/haNYTu5J5R
— Grace Chong, MBI (@gc22gc) January 31, 2025
If you do not support the present president, it appears that you could very well be fired on the spot if you do not support him.
It is without a doubt a terrible moment to be in a position of authority within the United States government agencies, especially considering that even the federal laws are unable to protect the officials who are employed there.
A “cleaning of the house” following a change in administration is considered to be a usual practice, and this will be regarded as a positive development by Republicans. This is because these individuals are widely believed to be biased against Trump. At the end of the day, it is important to remember that nobody wants your staff to be in disagreement with your beliefs, right?
Who will be the next person to be considered? This is the question that everyone is silently asking themselves. Which government agency or department will be made to suffer the consequences of Trump’s agenda of “draining the swamp”? We have no choice except to wait and see. The future, on the other hand, is not going to become much better for those who support Trump.