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Inside Trump’s Retribution Campaign

On today’s Big Take podcast: How Trump is leaning on the Department of Justice to target his perceived political enemies — and where those cases stand.

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Pam Bondi, speaks before Bondi is sworn in as the US Attorney General in the Oval Office at the White House in February.Photographer: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North America

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By Dina Katgara and Sarah Holder

November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM UTC

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When President Trump took office in January, he made it clear that retribution against his perceived political enemies was a key part of his second-term agenda.