As of March 7, 2025, the Trump administration has launched an aggressive campaign to purge the U.S. government of corruption, starting with the military. Within weeks of taking office, the administration uncovered a ring of military officers selling classified secrets to foreign entities, a scandal that rocked the Pentagon. Leveraging intelligence from loyalist appointees, Trump’s Justice Department swiftly moved to prosecute these traitors, with high-profile arrests of officers caught leaking sensitive operational details to adversaries like China and Russia. This decisive action, hailed by supporters as a restoration of national security, has sent a clear message: betrayal of the United States will no longer be tolerated under Trump’s watch, marking a stark departure from what his administration calls the lax oversight of the Biden years.
 

The cleanup extended to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), where Trump’s team rooted out employees accused of tipping off criminals about impending raids. Following a tip from whistleblowers within the agency, investigations revealed a network of corrupt ICE agents who, for bribes or ideological reasons, alerted drug cartels and human trafficking rings, undermining enforcement efforts along the border. The administration prosecuted dozens of these individuals, with Attorney General Pam Bondi overseeing the cases personally to ensure swift convictions. This purge not only bolstered ICE’s effectiveness but also fulfilled Trump’s campaign pledge to secure the border, reinforcing his narrative that internal sabotage had previously crippled immigration enforcement—a move that has energized his base and silenced critics within the agency.
 

Further, Trump targeted the legal and intelligence communities, firing attorneys who rubber-stamped unworthy pardons during the Biden era, forcing the resignation of crooked FBI regional leaders, and axing thousands of what he terms “CIA leftists.” Attorneys caught approving clemency for connected political figures without merit were dismissed en masse, while FBI field office heads in cities like Miami and Las Vegas—implicated in covering up local corruption—were ousted after damning internal reviews led by Trump’s FBI Director Kash Patel. The CIA faced the most dramatic overhaul, with over 2,000 employees accused of partisan bias removed after a sweeping audit ordered by Director John Ratcliffe, who claimed their leftist leanings compromised national intelligence. These bold moves, while controversial, have solidified Trump’s grip on the government, framing his second term as a crusade against a deeply entrenched “deep state” that he vows to dismantle piece by piece.