Posted on 11/10/2024 2:09:12 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON — Olivia Troye, a former Trump administration official who denounced him in a speech at the Democratic convention in August, was boarding a plane recently when a passenger looked at her and said: “Your days are numbered.”
Not wanting to escalate a bad situation, she said nothing, but the troubling encounter is emblematic of the hostility she’s faced as a recognizable and vocal critic of Trump. Now, with Trump returning to the White House, she is beset by newfound fears that he, his appointees or supporters could try to punish her for speaking out.
“I’m worried that I’ll be targeted by him and a lot of people in his circle,” Troye said in an interview. “They very much know who I am. And I’m concerned for my family.”
She has plenty of company. For some who’ve run afoul of Trump, the election results have sparked fresh worries that he may enter office looking for retribution.
He’s been out of power for nearly four years, airing grievances over how he believes he’s been mistreated by law enforcement, but on Jan. 20 he’ll be sworn in with a panoply of governmental powers at his disposal. He’s made no secret of who he believes has wronged him, and as president, he could upend their lives through investigations, tax audits or courts-martial if he chose.
During the campaign, Trump has made different statements about whether he might target people who’ve upset him. What he’s said can be construed in different ways. He gave a speech last year hours after he was charged with mishandling classified documents and said that if elected, he would “appoint a real special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president in the United States of America: Joe Biden and the entire Biden crime family.”
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“Trump critics worry he’ll target them for retribution”
I’m worried that he WON’T.
Have to wonder what Louis Lerner’s take on this is.
Cry me a river. They were all in favor of this bullsh*t when it was being used against Trump, and the only way to teach them that the use of government for retaliation is wrong, is to put that shoe on their foot and let them wear it for awhile.
Yes. Reprisals are absolutely necessary.
Me too. At least not to the degree he should. To heal the nation, the corrupt people using the government against him and us need a good solid dose of their own medicine.
Lady, you chose the wrong side. All you had to do is your job and you chose to bite the hand of the man who fed you. A partisan article by a hack media outfit is no longer relevant.
Then you shouldn’t have been a-holes.
He may be a tad busy.
If you broke the law, which is like the majority (Brennan, et al.), I hope he rips your hearts out while their still beating - politically, we have to rip their hearts out politically I meant.
Why would Olivia Troye think Trump would come after her for “denouncing” him in a speech?
It that’s all it was, Trump shouldn’t do anything to her.
But maybe she did more than what she’s saying?
Oh you mean like the democrats do as standard operating pay back.
The correct emotion should be abject terror.
L
and these idiots have targeted Trump FOR OVER 8 YEARS
No, not really.
What you describe is an attitude and cannot be prosecuted.
Crimes are a different story.
Those that broke laws to takedown Trump should be prosecuted.
People are afraid of a lot of things.
Exactly. They had NO such concerns about TRUMP as they lawfared against HIM.
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