according to an ex-trump admin official. Federal judges are also being threatened with retribution if they rule against trump. trump has made sure the FBI and DOJ will not protect either of them.
It's now reported that Hegseth won nomination because the swing vote of Senator Thom Tillis who planned to vote against him was changed when the FBI told him they had credible death threats against him if he voted against Hegseth. He caved.
MAGA is also threatening federal judges with retribution if Trump doesn’t like their decisions. After Trump and Musk attacked judges ruling against the Trump Administration, including Musk’s call for them to be impeached, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI) filed articles of impeachment on Thursday against the federal judge who blocked DOGE from accessing Treasury information.
The gloves have come off but few are reporting it, again because of fear. The trump admin is now the largest mafia organization.