The News Agents - USA Trump wages war on the "enemy within"
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Oct 1, 2025 
Miles Taylor, former Chief of Staff at the Department of Homeland Security and a vocal critic of Trump, shares his harrowing experience after being labeled a traitor for speaking out. He discusses the intense personal fallout from an executive order against him, including constant fear for his safety and difficulties with legal support. Taylor reflects on the alarming implications of Trump urging military loyalty over constitutional duty. He also addresses why his warnings about Trump were ignored, emphasizing the dire need for civic responsibility.
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Life Detonated By A Presidential Edict
- Miles Taylor says Trump's executive order accusing him of treason "detonated our lives" and destroyed his business and security.
- He describes violent threats, stalkers, and a collapse of financial and personal security for his family.
Friends And Firms Withdraw Under Pressure
- Miles recounts friends distancing themselves because they feared losing security clearances or government contracts.
- He explains that the administration's language intimidates associates into cutting ties to him.
A Historic Precedent For Criminalising Dissent
- Taylor warns the order is the first in U.S. history to direct investigations into a critic for protected speech and could become a precedent.
- He argues staying silent would normalise a tool future presidents could use to persecute adversaries.