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‘We all have our eyes wide open’: Trump critics brace for dark time of retribution

Guardian
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Members of Congress and their families are bracing for scenarios as extreme as being rounded up and arrested.

They are preparing for “some pretty surreal and dystopic scenarios’ They range from bogus investigations or tax audits of present and former members of the federal government to out-and-out violence inspired by Trump 's rhetoric of revenge.

Trump loyalists have seen their names on target lists are also better prepared than last time.

Some are planning to leave the country to see how the first couple of months of the new administration play out.

Others have prepared go bags, moved money around so assets cannot be seized.

They have identified safe houses, hired security guards, and more.