When Justice Bows to Power

This isn’t justice. It’s a monarchy cloaked in law, where the courts no longer check power but serve as executioners for Trump’s political vengeance — and we’re all witnesses expected to cheer.

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Ed Martin

I’ve never been shy about making bold, public predictions. And to date, as you have seen, I’ve been right almost every time. This one is no different. We didn’t just elect President Trump to a second term. We gave him power that looks less like a presidency and more like a monarchy. And this King is already using his courts to punish those who stood against him.

We’re not guessing. We’re not speculating. We’re watching it happen in real time. Every day there’s another headline, another subpoena, another court ruling — and every day Trump is winning. Not quietly, not in the shadows, but right in front of us. It’s the kind of political retribution that used to be whispered about. Now, it’s a press conference.

Ed Martin is the clearest example of how this is being carried out. A longtime Trump loyalist and vocal supporter of those who stormed the Capitol on January 6, Martin now leads something called the “Weaponization Working Group” at the Department of Justice. The title alone sounds like a parody, but the mission is deadly serious: target the president’s political opponents under the banner of rooting out “abuses” in the justice system.

Martin’s first assignments? New York Attorney General Letitia James — the woman who hit Trump with a half-billion-dollar civil fraud judgment — and Senator Adam Schiff, who led the charge on impeachment. Both are facing federal investigations over allegations of mortgage fraud. Both deny wrongdoing. And both now have federal prosecutors digging into their lives because they had the audacity to stand up to the King.

James has called the review a clear act of retaliation, pointing to the obvious link to her case against Trump and her NRA investigation. Schiff is in the same position, fighting accusations timed just right to tarnish him and drain his resources. Martin has even promised to “name and shame” people who aren’t charged with crimes. In other words, innocence won’t save you from the spectacle.

And here’s the part too many people still don’t want to believe: this isn’t just Martin freelancing. This is a system-wide operation. Lower courts are signing off on subpoenas. Appellate courts are upholding them. And the Supreme Court, with a bench largely appointed or influenced by Trump, is quietly letting it stand. The judiciary isn’t a check on this behavior; it’s the delivery mechanism.

During the campaign, now–Vice President JD Vance said Trump “isn’t a vengeful guy.” Trump told Meet the Press there’d be no retribution, only “success.” Less than a year later, the Justice Department — under Attorney General Pam Bondi — is pursuing two of his most high-profile critics on the Trump Hit List. Bondi didn’t just approve it; she put Martin in charge of it and handed him the pardon attorney’s office, giving him even more reach.

This isn’t the loud, table-flipping brand of Trumpism people expect. It’s orderly. It’s strategic. It comes with official seals and case numbers. It moves through the system with the blessing of judges who are supposed to be impartial. To the untrained eye, it looks like the justice system at work. But when the targets are chosen for who they are, not what they’ve done, the law is just camouflage. Trust me, I know this to be true from firsthand experience.

We’ve seen this before — not in America, but in regimes where power is concentrated in one man and the courts are his weapon. The Founders built checks and balances for a reason. But those checks depend on the courage of the people in power, and right now, too many are playing it safe. Meaning, there are none.

So, here’s my newest prediction: both Letitia James and Adam Schiff will be held “accountable.” Whether it’s pursuant to some strained interpretation of law or simply Trump’s personal desire, they are both doomed in this system. That’s not because they’re guilty of anything; it’s because they went after the King and failed to take him down.

And in politics, as in history, there’s an old adage: you don’t strike at a King unless you kill him. They missed — and now, he’s coming for them.

God bless their political souls. May they find peace in the afterlife!

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