Trump planning show trials to seize control of military

[struggle4progress]

Transition team compiling list of current and former U.S. military officers for courts-martial
Nov. 16, 2024, 8:52 PM EST
By Courtney Kube, Carol E. Lee, Vaughn Hillyard and Mosheh Gains

The Trump transition team is compiling a list of senior current and former U.S. military officers who were directly involved in the withdrawal from Afghanistan and exploring whether they could be court-martialed for their involvement, according to a U.S. official and a person familiar with the plan.

Officials working on the transition are considering creating a commission to investigate the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, including gathering information about who was directly involved in the decision-making for the military, how it was carried out, and whether the military leaders could be eligible for charges as serious as treason, the U.S. official and person with knowledge of the plan said ...

Trump first reached an agreement with the Taliban in 2020 to withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan, roughly 13,000 troops, and release 5,000 Taliban fighters from prison. The Biden administration then completed the withdrawal and badly overestimated the ability of Afghan government forces to fight the Taliban on their own ...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-transition-team-compiling-list-current-former-us-military-office-rcna180489

[Doodley]

1. Also putting on a show trial against the Biden administration. Remember Benghazi? Ten investigations for that.

It's time Democrats stopped playing nice.

[UTUSN]

2. "It can't happen here" - hah.

[MrWowWow]

3. Трамп's ("Trump" in Russian) Purge Trials to Echo or Even Mirror Those of Mao and Stalin

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Both China and Russia (particularly during the Soviet era) conducted purge trials, but in different historical contexts and forms.

Soviet Union (Russia): Under Joseph Stalin in the 1930s, the Soviet Union experienced the Great Purge, which included high-profile public show trials. These trials targeted political opponents, military leaders, and members of the Communist Party deemed disloyal or counter-revolutionary. Many were accused of fabricated crimes, forced to confess through torture or intimidation, and executed or sent to labor camps. The trials aimed to eliminate perceived threats to Stalin's rule and consolidate power.

China: In China, under Mao Zedong and later during different political campaigns, purges were carried out against perceived enemies of the state. While not as focused on public trials as Stalin’s purges, the Anti-Rightist Movement, the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), and other campaigns involved mass purges. Political enemies, intellectuals, and suspected dissenters faced public humiliation, imprisonment, and execution, often without fair trials. The goal was to reinforce ideological purity and eliminate threats to the Communist Party's dominance.
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It's Deja Vu All Over Again!

Note:

In Russian, "Trump" is written and pronounced as "Трамп" (Tramp).

[PeaceWave]

4. I don't understand. Will these officers actually be executed?

[Intractable]

5. I suspect that in an actual legal trial situation, the prosecution will lose.

[OhioTim]

6. Not With

Trump's total control of the military, DOJ and Supreme court

[Wanderlust988]

7. Can't Biden pardon them all? n/t