Trump pardoned over 1,500 January 6 defendants convicted of assaulting federal officers and seditious conspiracy. Not based on justice. Based on political loyalty. Even Reagan-appointed judges called this “a mockery of federal law enforcement.” Trump also pardoned wealthy donors convicted of fraud, including a businessman whose mother paid for a million-dollar Mar-a-Lago dinner. Former DOJ prosecutor Greg Rosen resigned over this: “The message is that political violence towards a political goal is acceptable. That is anathema to a constitutional republic.” The clemency power has become a reward system for loyalty and cash.
Schedule F lets Trump fire 50,000 career civil servants and replace them with loyalists. The goal? “Bend or break the bureaucracy to the presidential will” instead of serving the Constitution. Trump already fired January 6 prosecutors, suspended election security staff, and gave political operatives access to voter databases that immediately attracted Russian hackers. One expert warned this allows presidents to make “government aid, contracts, licenses, and regulatory waivers contingent on showing personal fidelity.” Merit dies. Loyalty rules.
You are the last check on presidential tyranny. Congress won’t act. Republicans sold out. Only you can stop this constitutional demolition. Grant emergency stays on Schedule F. Accept expedited appeals on election interference. Rule that presidential immunity doesn’t cover acts that corrupt democratic institutions or defy court orders. Issue injunctions against further civil service purges. Establish clear boundaries: no president may reward political violence with pardons or transform government agencies into personal loyalty networks. The Constitution you swore to defend demands immediate intervention. Democracy hangs by the thread of your action.
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