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The Trump Revenge Tour
What to expect.
It is possible Trump secures a second term. If he does, expect revenge. A lot of it.
Jonathan Swan and Alayna Treene of Axios reported that, should Trump win reelection, he will immediately move to fire FBI Director Christopher Wray, CIA Director Gina Haspel, and Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
The president soured on Wray months ago, according to The Daily Beast, which was the first outlet to report of Wray’s would-be departure. Trump views Wray, his handpicked top cop, as a member of “the deep state.” Wray has testified that antifa is less a hierarchal, structured organization than it is an ideology, that Russia continues its election interference efforts, and that there is no evidence for widespread voter fraud. These positions, as well as a failure to investigate Hunter Biden, has irked the president.
As The Daily Beast notes,
Trump’s desire to dump Wray is pronounced enough that, this summer, he solicited recommendations from close advisers on who they think he should choose as a replacement, the knowledgeable sources said. One of them said they provided Trump with “a couple suggestions” but declined to name names.
CIA Director Haspel has clashed with members of the Justice Department and DNI John Ratcliffe over declassifying certain documents…
