The GOP End Game

Sarah Kendzior:

Most of Trump admin original cabinet is gone. 

Those who remain tend to share two traits: complicity in plot and nepotism ties. 

* Trump family: Donald, Ivanka, Jared * 

Relatives of the complicit: Chao (McConnell), DeVos (Prince) * 

Complicit in corrupt campaign: Mnuchin, Pence 

The makeup and shakeups of the Trump admin are typical of autocracies. 

Admin is packed with lackeys bound by family ties and/or shared guilt. Makes them easier to control. Players are moved frequently to create a power vacuum which the main players -- the family -- fills. 

Over time, the autocrat becomes more insular, and kin ties dominate. That's happening now. 

Where Trump differs from other autocrats is in his complete deference to foreigners. He can't be a fascist because he doesn't care about the state. The state is just something to sell. 

What you will see is a continuation of their original plan: strip the US down and sell it for parts. The Trump/Kushner family and foreign backers are main beneficiaries. 

The GOP has their own plan for a one-party state, using Trump as a vehicle to pack courts, rewrite laws.