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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Peter Stone

‘Grifters and sycophants’: the radicals who would fill key posts if Trump is re-elected

Stephen Miller looks to his right.
Stephen Miller, pictured in 2018, is searching for lawyers with unswerving loyalty to Trump. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters

As Donald Trump and his allies start plotting another presidency, an emerging priority is to find hard-right lawyers who display total fealty to Trump, as a way to enhance his power and seek “retribution” against political foes.

Stocking a future administration with more ideological lawyers loyal to Trump in key posts at the justice department, other agencies and the White House is alarming to former DoJ officials and analysts who say such plans endanger the rule of law.

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