Trump critics worry he'll target them for retribution

For some who’ve run afoul of Trump , the election results have sparked fresh worries that he may enter office looking for retribution.

Trump has made no secret of who he believes has wronged him, and as president, he could upend their lives through investigations, tax audits or courts-martial if he chose.

Rep. Jim Jordan , a staunch Trump ally, said he doesn’t expect any of the prosecutors to face reprisals.

Incoming Vice President JD Vance suggested last month that the Trump administration would pull the security clearances of 51 people with national security experience who signed a letter questioning the authenticity of emails found on a laptop belonging to Joe Biden’s son Hunter .

“It would be, in our view, absolutely unprecedented to pull peoples’ clearances for some opinion that they espouse,” former chief of staff at the CIA said.

Former national security adviser John Bolton : "I assume there’s a long retribution list and I’m on it" Zaid represented whistleblower in impeachment trial and defended some of the 51 people who co-signed the Hunter Biden letter.

Career prosecutors may not find it easy to bring such cases, nor might be willing to go along.