Trump has repeatedly sworn to jail his political enemies for what he calls ‘retribution and revenge,’ even though he has no legal basis.
If Kash Patel does become head of the FBI, Trump could try to go after his critics, which Patel has already encouraged.
So Biden’s administration is mulling preemptive pardons for Dr. Fauci, Liz Cheney and several Trump political critics.
Who is at risk?
Trump posted that Liz Cheney ‘should go to Jail along with the rest of the Unselect Committee!’
One of Trump’s allies, GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, has repeatedly called for Fauci to be jailed.
‘You should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity. You belong in prison, Dr. Fauci,’ she said during one Congressional hearing.
Trump also has V.P. Kamala Harris in his sights.
At a September rally in Pennsylvania, Trump said Harris was responsible for the “biggest crime story of our time,” referring to illegal border crossings, which occurred under both his first administration and the Biden administration. “She should be impeached and prosecuted for her actions,” Trump said.
Trump has also shared posts on his Truth Social media platform calling for military tribunals to try Obama.
Trump’s mug shot.
Then there’s his vendetta against prosecutors who have investigated him, in which he calls for them to be fired or jailed. That includes Jack Smith, the federal prosecutor leading the criminal probes into his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat and alleged mishandling of classified documents, Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan District Attorney who brought the first criminal charges ever against a former US president, and New York Attorney General Letitia James, who sued Trump and his real estate business for committing fraud.
Trump screamed in all caps on Truth Social that James and Engoron “should be sanctioned and prosecuted over this complete and very obvious MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE!!!”