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The plan to purge Washington of Trump's 'cranks and quacks’
What happened
AlterNet reports that New Republic writer Jason Linkins wants a future Democratic administration to vet and remove Trump-aligned federal employees who engaged in extremism or tried to undermine democratic government. Drawing on recent reporting, he argues that restoring the agencies would require more than rehiring experienced professionals.
The examples include Justice Department hires accused of serious ethical or legal misconduct, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s declaration that his changes to HHS would outlast him, and what Linkins describes as…
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