Member-only story
Revenge, Not Reform: Trump’s Legal Purge is a Loyalty Test Poorly Disguised
Trump isn’t draining the swamp — he’s targeting the lawyers who won’t pledge loyalty
Donald Trump is on a mission — and it’s got nothing to do with ethics. This is revenge. His executive orders targeting law firms aren’t about corruption. They’re about punishing lawyers for the high crime of doing their jobs: representing people he doesn’t like.
No trials. No rulings. Just presidential tantrums with the weight of federal power behind them.
The man who spent his life suing anyone with a pulse — who treated the courts like his personal playground — is now punishing lawyers for being too aggressive … just not in his direction.
This is authoritarianism 101: turn lawyers into enemies, weaponize loyalty, and make every institution scared to cross you.
The question isn’t whether this is legal — it’s whether anyone has the guts to call it what it is.
Trump’s War on Lawyers is a Litmus Test for Loyalty
Donald Trump isn’t going after corrupt lawyers — he’s going after disloyal ones. His executive orders don’t allege legal malpractice or ethical violations. They target firms whose only…
