President Donald Trump’s allies have been putting together lists of government officials considered to be disloyal to him, along with pro-Trump personnel to replace them, Axios reported on Sunday.
These lists, which have been worked on since 2018 but have taken on added significance since Trump’s acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial, have been put together by supporters of the president outside the White House, including Ginni Thomas, wife to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Since the end of his trial, an emboldened Trump has sought out “Deep State snakes” from within his government to fire and replace as soon as possible, according to Axios.
An example of one of these lists reportedly includes State Department employees who should be fired, including the current Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan.
This list was reportedly compiled by Groundswell, a conservative organization with which Ginni Thomas is associated and which led a successful campaign to get H.R. McMaster removed as national security adviser.
Groundswell activists have reportedly given names to Thomas, who then passes them along to Trump, according to a source close to her.
This has created an atmosphere, according to The New York Times, in which "in some of the most critical corners of the Trump administration, officials show up for work now never entirely sure who will be there by the end of the evening — themselves included."