Trump's ex-Defense secretary fears he would pursue illegitimate prosecutions of enemies if reelected

It may seem odd that the leading presidential candidate from one of our two major parties is running on preventing his opponent from “weaponizing” the government while at the same time promising to rain vengeance down on his political enemies with the full force of his office, but that’s precisely where we are right now.

Donald Trump—who never misses a chance to claim the 91 felony counts he’s collected are all illegitimate and politically motivated, as if President Joe Biden forced him to store top secret government documents in his bathroom/auxiliary dining room—has already flatly asserted he’d lock up his political opponents if given the chance. 

Of course, we’ve got a long way to go before the 2024 general election, and there’s a nonzero chance that, a year from now, Trump will be making his own MAGA swag in a prison workroom for 20 cents an hour after his campaign inks a lucrative contract with a for-profit prison, but the danger Trump presents—and openly promises—is so grave, it needs to be squarely dealt with. Now.

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