Allies of President Trump have reportedly been assembling lists of government officials deemed to be disloyal to the president and have worked to find pro-Trump replacements for them.
Axios reported Sunday that the lists, which have become more important since Trump’s acquittal in the Senate’s impeachment trial, have been assembled by allies of the president outside the White House, including Ginni Thomas, wife to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
The lists and memos of targeted officials have been compiled since 2018, according to the news outlet. One list reportedly compiled by conservative activists of Groundswell, an organization with which Ginni Thomas is affiliated, contained a list of State Department employees who should be fired, including John Sullivan, the current U.S. ambassador to Russia.
At least one nomination for a top post at the Treasury Department, that of Jessie Liu, was withdrawn by the president over claims made by activists in memos reported by Axios, despite her recommendation for the post by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
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JUST IN: Trump allies assembled lists of officials considered disloyal to president: report https://t.co/kUU2jUIafW pic.twitter.com/GSMXRTdFPV
— The Hill (@thehill) February 24, 2020
When Trump ousted Alexander Vindman for standing in the way of his Ukraine shakedown, Donald Trump Jr. was explicit:
Others who try this deserve the same fate.
The purges are meant to remove those who defend rule of law against Trump’s corruption of it.https://t.co/TrudZCrb3Z pic.twitter.com/EuXKEUSqTZ
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 24, 2020
As CNN's sources put it, problem wasn't that Liu "did anything wrong" at U.S. Attorney's Office; problem was she failed to "get involved" enough in some cases. Seems like Trump Administration was demanding outcomes that the law and facts didn't justify. https://t.co/A4rr06H6lL pic.twitter.com/aXM8RvJesc
— Sasha Samberg-Champion (@ssamcham) February 24, 2020
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