https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/16/politics/foia-requests-federal-government-partisans/index.html

In mid-September, as tech billionaire Elon Musk intensified his efforts to elect Donald Trump as president, a wave of letters arrived at the Department of Transportation, asking the agency to turn over any emails and text messages that federal workers sent about the world’s wealthiest man and his sprawling technology empire.

The requests were like thousands of others sent in the past two years by Trump-allied groups seeking to identify perceived partisans within the federal government. Some have focused on diversity, equity and inclusion programs, others on employees who shared “off the record” information with reporters and on emails referencing “climate change.”

It’s a massive fishing expedition that has already sent a chill through federal agencies bracing for Trump’s second term.

The Kool aid is strong.

Strong with this group.

Ain't nowhere left to go from here.

Looks like the Trumpzis have a boner to establish the precedent of executing anyone they deem an enemy.

Do the deniers still think that "doomers" are exaggerating Trump's agenda?

who does not have to be an attorney, is assigned to serve as Judge, Jury, Prosecutor, and Defense Counsel. As I was not an attorney, I recessed the court and sent the Soldier to speak with Area Defense Counsel before having him make a plea.

Special and General Courts Martial includes a full-time professional military judge who determines the law. Assigned court members may not be junior to the accused and are the jury that determines facts, including guilt or innocence. Except in wartime, only a General Court Martial may dismiss an officer - dismissal is the officer equivalent of a Dishonorable discharge.

Courts Martial implement the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), a unique military law passed by Congress and signed by the President. USMJ procedures are the Manual for Courts-Martial, promulgated by the President. The UCMJ applies to uniformed service personnel: Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, NOAA, and the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service. The UCMJ does not apply to civilians like Presidents or Secretaries of departments that include uniformed services,

Consider these factors: The Joint Chiefs of Staff have no command authority. The officers in command, e.g., the Commander of USCENTCOM, were executing lawful orders from the Secretary of Defense. SECDEF received his orders from the President, and neither is subject to the UCMJ for actions in those roles. While a court could be convened, a conviction is improbable.

If they wanted to be particularly vindictive, they could direct the appropriate individual service secretary to consider administratively reducing an officer's retired rank to the last rank where the officer's service was satisfactory. This isn't uncommon.

The defense would invoke the two-party agreement Trump signed with the Taliban with hard dates for withdrawal. The State Department did not prepare a plan for the withdrawal they negotiated. This could blow up in Trump's face.

You made a pact with the Taliban to remove our troops from Afghanistan in February of 2020. Why did you not pull the troops while you were still President? You had nearly a full year to do it.

Trump is an idiot. Is he going to send his bad ass people like Stephan Miller after these guys? He's a cry baby little punk who's going to get his ass kicked. Not too bright to try and punish a military leader who has loyal soldiers.

…. likely the Russians just to hurt Joe Biden and it killed Americans too.

He's got 2 months and then he's out. Our military leaders and service personnel don't deserve any of this.

It will be a sad day for America if the asshole Trump incites another coup. However, if he does, it will be one of the last things he and his minions ever do.

I think Trump and his accomplices had better heed Mike Tyson's advice: "Everyone's got a plan until they get punched in the face."

I hope Trump's over-reach will be his undoing.

From wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_trials

...hardly in world history.

This is nonsense. The military is led by civilian politicians and is required to follow their orders.

General Georgy Zhukov, a severe winter and allied aid are what saved his ass.

As the response from those accused.

…Except they worked their treason from within.

You cannot court martial an officer for following orders and it was trump's release of the Taliban leadership that led to the problems

Its more of a scare tactic to get generals more receptive to trump.

There has to be a legitimate reason for a court martial

It isn't just about court martialing them, they will lose their pensions. Anyone who speaks out against Trump's destruction of the military will now have 2nd thoughts.