Four Corners speaks to Paul Dans, the director of Project 2025.

The 900page 'battle plan’ is not directly aligned with Donald Trump, but has many staff members, including Dans, who previously served under his administration when he was US president.

Dans outlines his vision for a new Trump administration to ensure a Republican president is ready to govern on day one.

Should Trump win in the upcoming November elections, the project has recruited and vetted an ‘army’ of over 10,000 Trump supporters who are willing to serve in a new administration.

Dans says Project 2025 will dismantle the deep state and work to create a system that will facilitate Trump’s agenda.

*This interview was conducted as part of the 2024 twopart ABC Four Corners documentary 'Retribution'. Watch Retribution now on YouTube: https://bit.ly/46avfir

CHAPTERS
00:00 ‘We want people who have been cancelled’
00:29 What is Project 2025?
02:10 ‘The battle plan’
02:50 The recruits
04:28 ‘Conservative warriors’
05:35 ‘There is no cavalry coming’
06:27 The deep state
08:05 Schedule F
10:30 Vetting process
11:21 ‘Shiteating grin’
13:00 Department of Justice
15:15 Trump and Russia
16:20 Immigration and the border
17:15 ‘I am your retribution’
18:11 Is Trump a dictator?
19:00 Trump 2.0
20:30 January 6
22:05 Is Joe Biden fit for another term?

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