Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
As part of his 2024 candidacy, Donald Trump has gone further than in his previous campaigns to sketch out some post-election ideas. To be sure, the former president proposals aren’t exactly detailed governing blueprints, but the Republican has released some videos in recent months talking up assorted far-right priorities. But as notable as those vague goals are, let’s not miss the forest for the trees. Trump’s principal focus isn’t on vague policy measures; it’s on revenge.
” In the United States, we’re supposed to cherish certain norms about separating politics from prosecutorial decision-making. By all appearances, Team Trump intends to deliberately obliterate those norms and replace them with something far more radical. Former White House budget director Russel Vought told the Post, “You don’t need a statutory change at all, you need a mind-set change.
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