With the Left’s Rise to Power, the Targeting of Conservatives Will Only Get Worse
Despite what they say about Trump destroying political decorum, these antics prove that the left doesn’t care and wants to destroy livelihoods.
Conservatives across America need to be on high alert with the left’s rise to power in our nation. The writing on the wall is clear: if you are a conservative or support President Trump and his agenda, you are a target. If you’re a staffer or attorney who is considering working for the Trump administration or anyone in its orbit, the left will seek to destroy your career and reputation.
After the Democratic Party saw a blue tsunami wash over the electoral map, several lawmakers within their ranks immediately announced they would be turning the long arm of the legal system on their political opponents.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), who is likely to become the next House Oversight Committee chairman, tweeted simply “LAWYER UP” not long after the election was called. Shortly after, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) tweeted a single word, “Subpoenas.”
This follows Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) recently saying she wants to target Trump administration so aggressively with “signature cases” that young people coming out of school are too fearful to work for the president. “I want that deterrence message sent,” she said.
These words are not just empty threats; they are the expression of real-world tactics used to stymie President Trump and his supporters in government over the last decade.
Under the battle cry of “shame them and make them toxic,” prominent activist groups on the left have been weaponizing legal disciplinary systems to go after attorneys who represent Republicans or conservative issues. My organization, Democracy Restored, recently published a report that exposes a secret, well-funded, and coordinated national campaign by the left to target conservative attorneys with lawfare and barfare.
This Lawfare Consortium’s main goal is to attack the reputations of attorneys who represent the president and his allies and, in turn, scare others out of doing so. The Consortium has harmed the careers of prominent conservative attorneys, like Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman; and has reportedly begun targeting other Trump figures, including Jeanine Pirro, Todd Blanche, and Pam Bondi.
Lower-level Trump administration staff will not be spared, either. Powerful Democratic leaders like Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker have threatened Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with punishment in the future. “These people need to be held accountable,” he said last year. “And they will be – by the judiciary now, and by Congress or the next administration later.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries similarly warned, “REMINDER: To all members of the Trump administration. The incitement and engagement in state violence against the American people is a serious crime. Donald Trump will leave office long before the five-year statute of limitations expires. You are hereby put on notice.”
And individuals don’t even have to be members of the government to be punished for their association with Trump. There are growing calls from the left to go after businesses that “collaborate” with the Trump administration. On election night, Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) crowed about subpoenaing tech company leaders.
Former Obama senior advisor Susan Rice spoke earlier this year of a coming “accountability agenda,” and warned, “If these corporations think that the Democrats, when they come back into power, are going to … play by the old rules … I think they’ve got another thing coming.”
Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich also called for Elon Musk to have his companies taken away, saying, “If we have a Democratic administration-and the Democrats ought to be starting this, not just with oversight hearings, but also laying the groundwork for nationalizing Starlink and SpaceX.”
Despite what they say about Trump destroying political decorum, these antics prove that the left doesn’t care and wants to destroy livelihoods. It is willing to harass and destroy American citizens simply because of their views, even if that threatens the very soul of America.
Houston Keene joined Democracy Restored after a career working in Congress and as a nationally syndicated journalist covering politics, including the executive branch and government ethics. Houston was born in Austin, Texas, and is a proud father, husband, and Baylor Bear.
