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Here's a list of the individuals, including Lisa Cook, targeted so far by the Trump administration

2025-08-28 00:00:00.0 ABC新闻-美国新闻原网页

President Donald's Trump's announcement this week that he was firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook made her the latest target in what critics call a campaign of retribution against Trump's perceived enemies.

Administration officials have insisted that any such actions are, as Vice President JD Vance said last week, "driven by law and not by politics." But they come after Trump vowed during last year's presidential campaign that he would seek retribution if reelected.

Trump's announcement regarding Cook follows months of the administration vowing investigations into perceived enemies, stripping individuals of security clearances, and removing protective details.

Here's a look at some of the actions that the president's critics have experienced, which many of them perceive as retribution.

Trump on Monday said he was firing Cook, a member of the seven-person Federal Reserve board of governors that helps shape the nation's monetary policy, over allegations raised by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte that she committed mortgage fraud by improperly designating both her homes in Georgia and Michigan as her primary residence.

In a statement, Cook -- who has not been charged with any crime and denies any wrongdoing -- said that she would continue to serve in her role as a Fed governor, and on Thursday she filed suit against Trump over his move to fire her.

"President Trump has no authority to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook," said her attorney Abbe Lowell. "His attempt to fire her, based solely on a referral letter, lacks any factual or legal basis. We will be filing a lawsuit challenging this illegal action."

Trump has been urging the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates in an effort to boost the economy, and replacing Cook on the board would give Trump's appointees the majority. No president has ever attempted to remove a Fed governor in the Fed's 112-year history.

Christie, an ABC News contributor, was an early supporter of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and served as the head of his transition team, though he has since become one of the president's fiercest critics. Trump this week threatened to investigate Christie over an old political scandal related to the closure of a lane on the George Washington Bridge in order to retaliate against a political opponent.

Trump, who called for the probe on this social media platform, told reporters in the Oval Office Monday that Christie is "guilty" but deferred to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

"I know Chris better than anybody in the room. I always felt he was guilty," Trump said. "If they want to look at it, not for me, if they want to look at it, they can. You could ask Pam [Bondi]. I think we have other things to do, but I always thought he got away with murder."

Trump had previously defended Christie's actions related to the lane closure, calling the original investigation an "Obama DOJ scam," and saying that Christie won a "complete and total exoneration" when the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of two of Christie's top staffers.

Bolton has long been a target of Trump's ire since leaving his first administration and publishing a tell-all book. Federal agents on Friday searched Bolton's Maryland residence and Washington, D.C., office.

Sources familiar with the matter told ABC News that the search was related to allegations that Bolton is in possession of classified records.

Most recently, Trump has taken aim at Bolton's criticisms of Trump's engagements with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump told reporters Friday morning that he didn't know about the FBI search of Bolton's house.

James, who brought a $454 million civil fraud case against Trump and a corruption case against the National Rifle Association, was issued subpoenas inquiring about those cases by federal prosecutors in Albany, multiple sources told ABC News.

Ed Martin, the head of the Department of Justice's Weaponization Working Group, is also investigating James for alleged mortgage fraud.

In August, Martin sent James a letter calling for her resignation, leapfrogging multiple steps federal prosecutors ordinarily undertake to determine whether the subject of an investigation engaged in criminal activity. On Aug. 15, three days after he sent the letter, Martin showed up wearing a trench coat outside James' Brooklyn home and posed for a New York Post photographer who was there waiting, in an apparent violation of DOJ policies.

"Despite the lack of evidence or law, you will take whatever actions you have been directed to take to make good on President Trump's and Attorney General Bondi's calls for revenge for that reason alone," James' attorney, Abbe Lowell, wrote in a letter to Martin.

Martin has continued to defend the legitimacy of his investigation.

Schiff, who served as the lead manager during the first impeachment trial of President Trump in 2019, is being investigated by the DOJ for alleged insurance fraud related to a property in Maryland after Attorney General Pam Bondi named Martin as a special prosecutor in the probe.

Schiff's attorney has denied the allegations, calling them "transparently false, stale, and long debunked."

"I have always suspected Shifty Adam Schiff was a scam artist," Trump wrote on his social media platform in July. "Mortgage Fraud is very serious, and CROOKED Adam Schiff (now a Senator) needs to be brought to justice."

Schiff's lawyer has called the allegations "transparently false, stale, and long debunked."

"This is the kind of stuff you see tinpot dictators do. It is designed to intimidate his political opponents and somehow try to silence them," Schiff said in a video statement last month.

Smith, who led the classified documents and Jan. 6 investigations into Trump, is being investigated by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel over whether his probes violated the Hatch Act, which limits the political activities of federal employees.

The investigation follows a referral from Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas earlier this week that asked the OSC to investigate Smith for his investigative and prosecutorial activities before the 2024 election, which Cotton argued were intended to harm Trump's political prospects.

Attorneys representing Smith have criticized the investigation as "imaginary and unfounded," describing the reasoning for the probe as baseless and "partisan" in nature.

Taylor, who authored an anonymous op-ed in The New York Times in 2019 claiming that "senior officials in his own administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of [Trump's] agenda and his worst inclinations," is being investigated after Trump signed an executive order in April directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to "review Miles Taylor's activities as a Government employee" and submit a record with "recommendations for appropriate remedial or preventative actions to be taken to protect America's interests."

Krebs, who was fired by Trump in 2002 when Krebs contradicted Trump's false claims about election fraud following the 2020 election, is the subject of a probe after Trump signed an executive order in April directing the attorney general and the secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a review to "identify any instances where Krebs' conduct appears to have been contrary to suitability standards for Federal employees, [or] involved the unauthorized dissemination of classified information."

During a March 14 speech at the Department of Justice, Donald Trump said that Biden was "essentially found guilty" of retaining classified documents in 2024 after a special counsel declined to charge him.

"In fact, he was essentially found guilty, but they said he was incompetent and therefore, let's not find him guilty, I guess. Nobody knows what that ruling was, but I didn't want any part of it. I think I would have rather been found guilty than what they found with him," Trump said.

"Bottom line is the special counsel in my case decided against moving forward with any charges," Biden said following the release of the special counsel's report. "And this matter is now closed."

Trump in July accused Obama of treason by alleging, without evidence, that he led an effort to undermine Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

"Look, he's guilty. It's not a question," Trump said. "This was treason. This was every word you can think of. They tried to steal the election. They tried to obfuscate the election." A spokesperson for Obama called Trump's remarks "ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction."

"Out of respect for the office of the presidency, our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response. But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one," an Obama spokesperson said.

After Hunter Biden was pardoned by his father in 2024 following convictions on tax evasion and federal gun charges, Trump vowed to remove the Secret Service protection for the younger Biden on March 17 after a reporter asked him about the security detail assigned to Hunter Biden during his vacation in South Africa.

Representatives for the Secret Service and the office of former President Biden did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Trump vowed to remove the Secret Service protection for Ashley Biden on March 17 after a reporter asked him about the security detail assigned to Hunter Biden during his vacation in South Africa. Representatives for the Secret Service and the office of former President Biden did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Trump revoked Alejandro Mayorkas's Secret Service detail in March after President Biden had extended it. A representative for the Secret Service did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Trump revoked Pompeo's security protection in January despite warnings from the Biden administration that he faced an ongoing threat from Iran.

Trump revoked Hook's security protection in January despite warnings from the Biden administration that he faced an ongoing threat from Iran.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stripped Milley of his security detail in January and ordered the inspector general to begin investigating whether Milley committed crimes by undermining the chain of command.

Trump revoked the Secret Service detail assigned to Bolton within hours of taking office.

Fauci had his government security detail revoked on Jan. 23, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Fauci was protected by private security that was paid for by the government, but has now hired his own security detail following the cancellation.