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Case Files tagged: "Retribution"

3 case files found with this tag.

Executive capture EXC-FBI-001

Kash Patel: FBI Capture and Retaliatory Purges

Active litigation
Following his confirmation as FBI Director, Kash Patel initiated mass firings of agents who investigated President Trump, explicitly citing White House directives.
Critical
Epistemic capture EPI-ENM-001

Operationalizing Enemy Manufacturing: The Spring 2025 Purges

Active campaign
A coordinated, multi-front campaign in Spring 2025 to punish institutions branded as ideological enemies. The administration operationalized rhetoric into administrative violence through grant freezes (NIH), media shutdowns (VOA), and retaliatory debarment of law firms.
Critical
Judicial capture JUD-LAW-003

The War on Counsel: Retaliatory Debarment of Law Firms

Active enforcement
President Trump signs executive orders stripping security clearances and federal contracts from major law firms (Paul, Weiss; Perkins Coie) as retribution for their past representation of his political opponents, threatening the Sixth Amendment right to counsel.