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Donald Trump is returning to the White House vowing to seek retribution. Those in his sights are worried both about him — and his supporters.
Donald Trump returns to the White House promising revenge. Those attractions are for him and his followers.
President-elect Donald J. Trump has promised to punish adversaries, particularly those involved in his prosecutions and the congressional investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.Credit…Eric Lee/The New York Times
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By Michael S. Schmidt and Glenn Thrush
As Donald J. Trump returns to force, the critics, prosecutors and perceived enemies who sought to hold him accountable and banish him from American political life now face, with abundant apprehension, a president who takes force after vowing revenge.
Trump has promised to investigate and punish his adversaries, that is, those involved in his four prosecutions and in the congressional investigation into the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
These threats, along with their stated goal of granting clemency to at least some of those who carried out the Jan. 6 attack, have made many in Washington nervous, fearing not only government action opposing them, but also that communicating their wishes has created an environment of unpredictable retaliation unleashed through their supporters.
Michael Fanone, a former police officer who was among those attacked by the pro-Trump crowd on Jan. 6, 2021, has been an outspoken critic of Mr. Trump. He said he feared that the violence and threats that have already been directed at him and his family — including his mother — will only get worse after Mr. Trump returns to office.
“I am very concerned about the potential for violence and acts of violence that will continue not only against me but also against members of my family,” he said. “My fear is that other people will make it so that if they physically attack me or members of my family circle, Donald Trump will absolve them of their actions, and who is to say that he would not do it. “
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