The Retribution State Archives

Trump’s Revenge Campaign Has Had 470 Targets

September 15, 2026 Buck Banks

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

Trump Has Targeted 470 for Retribution

December 2, 2025 Buck Banks

470

Reuters: “At least 470 people, organizations and institutions have been targeted for retribution since Trump took office – an average of more than one a day. Some were singled out for punishment; others swept up in broader purges of perceived enemies.”

Comey: ‘Not Guilty’

October 8, 2025August 14, 2026 Buck Banks

He pleaded not guilty to two Trumped-up charges, did James Comey,
Who, though he harpooned Hillary Clinton’s campaign, is no Trump homey.
So it falls to poor Lindsey Halligan
To return to the empty legal well again,
Because these charges against James Comey are just baloney.

Bad Answer to a Tough Question

November 15, 2024 Buck Banks

Tag: The Retribution State

Trump’s Revenge Campaign Has Had 470 Targets

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

Trump Has Targeted 470 for Retribution

470

Reuters: “At least 470 people, organizations and institutions have been targeted for retribution since Trump took office – an average of more than one a day. Some were singled out for punishment; others swept up in broader purges of perceived enemies.”

Comey: ‘Not Guilty’

Bad Answer to a Tough Question

“Are you shitting me, that you just asked that question? No! But hell, you’ll print that and now I’m going to be investigated.

— Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) when he was asked by Politico if Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has the experience and character to be attorney general.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

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