A group of former United States officialsso much Republicans as Democratswarned about a possible abuse of presidential power by Donald Trumpwhom they accuse of using state resources to take revenge on their critics.
The complaint was made public this Saturday, April 19, through an open letter signed by about 200 people, including Ty Cobbex -abogenous of the president during his first mandate.
The signatories, including former officials of Republican governments with experience in national securitytwo question Executive Memorandos Trump issued in April, aimed at specific figures.
As they explain, these are punitive measures against Chris Krebsformer director of the cybersecurity agency, and Miles Taylorformer head of the National Security Department.
Krebs was sanctioned by publicly reject fraud claims in the 2020 electionswhile Taylor was punished for publishing, under pseudonym, a critical book with Trump, which they accuse of spreading falsehoods.
The former officials consider that these decisions constitute a “dangerous escalation in the arbitrary use of presidential power“, By instrumentalizing federal agencies to carry out Personal retaliation. In the letter, they point out that such actions violate the Freedom of expression and request the immediate revocation of the measures.
They also argue that Trump breaks with the tradition of former presidents of both parties that have even avoided the appearance of bias or abuse, and compare it with the “Richard Nixon” List “an episode considered shameful in the history of the country. In his opinion, the former president progresses “on the path of the autocracynot of the democracy”
“Behaviors like these would expect more than a real despot than a leader chosen in a constitutional republic,” the signatories point out.
Meanwhile, Trump announced on his social network Social truth What’s plan to broadcast new Regulations for Public Career Employeeswith the aim of facilitating the dismissal of those who, according to him, do not promote their political interests or incur corrupt behaviors.
Although the president says that these measures will allow the government to “function as a company”, Experts warn that they could leave thousands of officials Unprotectedunder unclear criteria related to political interests of the president.