Article 6H03F ‘Grifters and sycophants’: the radicals who would fill key posts if Trump is re-elected

‘Grifters and sycophants’: the radicals who would fill key posts if Trump is re-elected

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Peter Stone
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Controversial former Trump aide Stephen Miller's legal group is seeking lawyers with total fealty to ex-president

As Donald Trump and his allies start plotting another presidency, an emerging priority is to find hard-right lawyers who display total fealty to Trump, as a way to enhance his power and seek retribution" against political foes.

Stocking a future administration with more ideological lawyers loyal to Trump in key posts at the justice department, other agencies and the White House is alarming to former DoJ officials and analysts who say such plans endanger the rule of law.

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