Actually, Travis wasn't advocating prosecution. He was saying Dem blue state GOVERNORS should use their authority by "freezing assets of foreign leaders or tariffing their economies, prohibiting business dealings, executing tariffs on other states, and doing things like cutting off water/electricity to ICE field offices." I agree with that.
However, Dem Attorneys General (AGs) prosecuting Trump? Yes! "20 AGs (launched) a lawsuit to block the dismantling of the federal Department of Education . . . (19) AGs sued to block Trump’s executive order regarding election rules. A dozen states filed suit on Wednesday to block Trump's tariff powers. And . . . two-dozen AGs . . . filed suit against health-care funding cuts" (https://www.governing.com/politics/the-democrats-leading-the-opposition-against-trump).
They don’t have to do “retribution.“ They simply need to prosecute anyone who has broken any law. That covers a lot of people in this administration.
In addition to what Sandy says below, there's a range of options here, from a minimal application of the law to, well, the sky's the limit.
From reading all the responses, it's pretty clear Travis meant play "hardball". I.e. go well beyond simply prosecuting obvious crimes.
I think the 2 key questions for everyone thinking about this:
- How far are you willing to go?
- Will whatever that is be far enough to change things?
Actually, Travis wasn't advocating prosecution. He was saying Dem blue state GOVERNORS should use their authority by "freezing assets of foreign leaders or tariffing their economies, prohibiting business dealings, executing tariffs on other states, and doing things like cutting off water/electricity to ICE field offices." I agree with that.
However, Dem Attorneys General (AGs) prosecuting Trump? Yes! "20 AGs (launched) a lawsuit to block the dismantling of the federal Department of Education . . . (19) AGs sued to block Trump’s executive order regarding election rules. A dozen states filed suit on Wednesday to block Trump's tariff powers. And . . . two-dozen AGs . . . filed suit against health-care funding cuts" (https://www.governing.com/politics/the-democrats-leading-the-opposition-against-trump).