How Trump sees a 2nd term as a chance to promote loyalists and punish critics

Devlin Barrett:

I think two things are different.

One, he does talk in general terms at rallies about how he wants to get even, how he wants to take control, and how he wants to sort of quell any sort of disagreement or dissent, even within his own government, should he become elected president.

I think what's different is that they are working on more specific concepts and more specific actions, for example, a host of executive orders, which is something he's always believed in and liked the idea of an executive order, even if it's oftentimes, like, a little more show than substance.

I think you're seeing those conversations happen, because what's going on in a lot of these circles and these conversations is that there is a growing realization among conservative lawyers that Donald Trump will almost certainly be the GOP nominee. And if that's going to be true, all of these conservative groups, all of these conservative activists, all of these conservative lawyers are making decisions about where they want to fit into that picture if he becomes president.

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