The lesson here is to never trust a liberal. If your only reasonable choice of executor is a liberal, it’s better to pay a professional, that you don’t discuss politics, to do it for you.
My middle sister stole most of our parents money. They made the mistake of letting her name on their accounts. After they died the rest of us found out what happened.
My dad’s brother created a trust for his 5 kids so it would not happen in his family.