Erica Frantz

1 month ago | bespacific.com | Sabrina I. Pacifici |Joe Wright |Erica Frantz

Via LLRX – Cultivating obedience: Using the Justice Department to attack former officials consolidates power and deters dissent – Political science scholars who study the origins of elected strongmen, Professors Joe Wright and Erica Frantz discuss how President Donald Trump’s first three months in office has been distinguished by how his administration has targeted dozens of former officials who criticized him or opposed his agenda.

1 month ago | llrx.com | Joe Wright |Erica Frantz |Miles Taylor

Miles Taylor, center, a Homeland Security official during the first Trump administration, wrote an op-ed in September 2018 that criticized Trump. AP Photo/Alex BrandonDuring President Donald Trump’s first three months in office, his administration has targeted dozens of former officials who criticized him or opposed his agenda.

1 month ago | goskagit.com | Joe Wright |Erica Frantz

1 month ago | theconversation.com | Joe Wright |Erica Frantz

During President Donald Trump’s first three months in office, his administration has targeted dozens of former officials who criticized him or opposed his agenda. In April 2025, Trump directed the Department of Justice to investigate two men who served in his first administration, Miles Taylor and Chris Krebs, because they spoke out against his policies and corrected his false claims about the 2020 election that he lost.

Feb 26, 2025 | zmescience.com | Erica Frantz |Mihai Andrei

With the recent confirmations of Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – two of the most controversial of President Donald Trump’s high-level administration nominees – the president’s attempt to remake government as a home for political loyalists continues. Soon after coming to office for a second term, Trump aggressively sought to overhaul Washington and bring the federal government in line with his political agenda.