Those cooperating with Trump admin may be treated like Nazi collaborators after WWII: James Carville
Democratic strategist James Carville warned on Friday that those who cooperate with President Donald Trump’s administration may be treated the way Nazi collaborators were at the end of World War II.The former Bill Clinton adviser made the comparison during a recent segment of his “Politicon” podcast, noting that the humiliating treatment that the Europeans who helped Hitler’s forces faced at the end of the war may be instructive as a historical comparison.Carville singled out influential Americans and institutions aiding the Trump administration. “I’m not saying that these people should be placed in pajamas and have their head shaved, marched down Pennsylvania Avenue and spit on.
I’m not saying that, but I’m saying that that did happen,” Carville said.Speculating about the future, he wondered, “Do you know… what the country is going to feel toward collaborators with this regime?” The strategist began by railing against Trump’s agenda, calling it a “nightmare” and hoping for its end.He called Trump officials “anti-patriotic,” “a bunch of grifters,” and went on to tar and feather the law firms and corporations that have been cooperating with the administration.The Trump administration has applied pressure on multiple major law firms allegedly linked to the Democratic Party and anti-Trump causes.
Trump signed an executive order last month that called for the employees of the Perkins Coie law firm to be stripped of their security clearances and banned from accessing government buildings.It also called for the termination of the firm’s existing contracts with government clients.While Perkins Coie has sued Trump over the executive order, other firms have sought to strike deals with Trump over the pressure.
New York ‘s Paul Weiss firm met with the president in March and agreed to pledging $40 million worth of legal work to support administration causes to be spared from executive penalty, the AP reported.Carville viewed ...