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Dive deeper: Trump’s chilling retribution campaign poses a grave threat to democracy

At a political conference in Maryland two years ago, Trump told hundreds of his supporters that he would be a tool of vengeance should they return him to the White House. “I am your retribution,” Trump said before repeating it again for emphasis.

Trump’s now returned to the White House, and he is fulfilling his promise.

Here are some of the high-profile figures who have been targeted by the president’s burgeoning retaliation campaign:

• Former President Barack Obama: Trump last week accused Obama of committing treason, a crime punishable by death. Trump’s allegations were based on misleading claims Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard made against the former president and his intelligence officials.
  
• His former officials: In the clearest example yet of Trump personally using the government to go after his perceived enemies, Trump issued executive orders commanding Bondi to investigate Miles Taylor, a former Homeland Security official, and Chris Krebs, a top cybersecurity official.

To do list

• The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will hold oral arguments at 10 a.m. ET today over whether the bulk of  Trump’s reciprocal tariffs are legal. 
  
• The Brennan Center will host a virtual panel with historians and legal experts Aug. 5 at 3 p.m. ET on the unitary executive theory, the motivating force behind the Trump administration’s unprecedented expansion of presidential power. 
  
• Refuse Fascism is hosting noise demonstrations against the Trump administration in several major cities Friday.