Washington: President-elect Donald Trump has promised at times to use the vast powers of his office to seek revenge against politicians and officials who he contends have wronged him. Over the past several years, he has publicly named a range of those people and specified what he believes should happen to them.

“I am your warrior, I am your justice,” Trump told supporters in 2023. “And for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution.”

President-elect Donald Trump watches fireworks at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, at the weekend ahead of his inauguration.Credit: AP

Here are some of the officials who have been targets of his ire.

– Jack Smith, the Justice Department special counsel who oversaw two indictments of Trump, related to election interference and mishandling of classified documents

“Jack Smith should be considered mentally deranged, and he should be thrown out of the country,” Trump said in October 2024.

– Letitia James, the New York state attorney-general who sued Trump over the valuation of his real estate properties, costing him hundreds of millions of dollars

James “should be prosecuted”, Trump said in November 2023.

New York Attorney-General Letitia James.Credit: AP

– Arthur Engoron, the New York Supreme Court judge who oversaw that case

Trump said at a campaign rally last January that Engoron and James “should be arrested and punished accordingly”.

– Alvin Bragg, Manhattan district attorney who led a prosecution against Trump that resulted in a felony conviction

“Alvin Bragg should be held accountable for the crime of ‘interference in a presidential election,’ ” Trump said in March 2023.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.Credit: AP

– Fani Willis, the district attorney who indicted Trump in Georgia in an election interference case

In August 2023, Trump said Willis “should be impeached for many reasons”.

– Liz Cheney, Republican vice chair of the House select committee that investigated........

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