THE CRIMINALIZATION BLUEPRINT: How Trump’s Investigations Become the Weapon...and How We Beat It

The Jack Hopkins Now Newsletter...Paid Subscriber Edition

THE CRIMINALIZATION BLUEPRINT: How Trump’s Investigations Become the Weapon...and How We Beat It

The Jack Hopkins Now Newsletter…Paid Subscriber Edition

The Jack Hopkins Now Newsletter #634: Thursday, November 6th, 2025.

WHEN A LIE BECOMES THE LAW

You already know what this moment feels like.

It feels like a government sharpening its knives.

It feels like a man obsessed with revenge finally holding the levers he’s always wanted.

It feels like a political movement that couldn’t win legitimacy…so it decided to manufacture guilt.

Trump’s DOJ isn’t investigating the 2020 election.

It’s rebranding it.

And when you rebrand a lie long enough…the new version becomes the truth for millions.

That’s the play.

Not justice.

Not fact-finding.

Not “restoring integrity.”

Weaponized accusation.
Weaponized narrative.
Weaponized prosecution.

And if you think they’re doing this just to rewrite history…you’re missing the real danger:

They’re doing it to criminalize people like you.

This paid-subscriber briefing is the roadmap they don’t want you to have.

If You Want to Survive What’s Coming, You Need to Understand the Psychology Behind It

Let’s get brutally honest:

Authoritarians don’t weaponize “investigations” to find the truth.

They weaponize investigations to create the suspects they already chose.

This is Trump’s second term psychology-pure narcissistic injury operationalized through government force:

• Humiliation → Retaliation

• Exposure → Suppression

• Loss → Domination

When a man like Trump thinks he was wronged…he doesn’t seek fairness.

He seeks enemies.
He seeks spectacle.
He seeks someone’s head on a metaphorical pike.

And he wants the entire country to see it.

That means:

• prosecutors

• judges

• political rivals

• state officials

• journalists

• activists

• you

Anyone who creates friction…becomes a target.

This is not paranoia.

This is pattern recognition.

The same pattern history screams to us over and over:

When strongmen run out of enemies…they invent them.

Trump has never been subtle. He has already told you…in speeches…rallies…Truth Social rants…exactly who he intends to punish.

You just need the decoding key.

And that’s what today’s briefing is.

THE ANATOMY OF A MANUFACTURED CRIME

How These Investigations Will Be Used to Criminalize You

Let’s break down the mechanics.

When Trump’s DOJ announces an “investigation,” they’re not gathering evidence.

They’re building narrative scaffolding.

Here’s how the machine works:

Step 1: Decide who the villain is

Experts…activists…state election officials…local clerks…governors…Secretaries of State… poll workers…Democratic donors…tech platforms…teachers…librarian…anyone who threatens MAGA control.

Step 2: Announce “irregularities”

Not specifics. Not evidence.
Just smoke.
Just enough ambiguity to create fear.

Step 3: Use Congress to amplify it

Jim Jordan. Marjorie Taylor Greene (maybe). JD Vance.
They hold hearings…leak selective documents…and shout the conclusion…before the investigation even starts.

Step 4: Issue subpoenas…to scare and silence

A subpoena feels like guilt…before a single charge is filed.

Most people crumble under the pressure. That’s the point.

Step 5: Create a climate of fear

Your average American doesn’t want federal agents knocking on their door.
So they withdraw. Silence themselves. Step back.

This is how authoritarianism wins:

Not through mass arrests…but through mass silence.

Step 6: Target a few high-profile Democrats

Not because they’re guilty.

But because fear…is more contagious…when it comes from the top down.

These prosecutions aren’t about law.

They’re about intimidation.

They’re about turning the justice system…into a campaign ad.

They’re about teaching the country one lesson:

“Opposing us has consequences.”

What Prosecutors and Judges Need to Be Prepared For

This part is deadly serious.

Here’s what’s coming for prosecutors…judges…and public defenders under Trump’s second term:

Weaponized Oversight

Any prosecutor who resists political pressure…will be accused of bias.

Retaliatory Transfers or Firings

This DOJ will remove…reassign…or sideline…anyone who interferes with MAGA priorities.

Public Targeting

Judges and prosecutors…will be doxxed and smeared by Trump’s media machine.

Trump Loyalists Embedded in Key Spots

Expect more “special counsels,” handpicked investigators…and middle-layer DOJ loyalists…willing to execute retaliatory prosecutions.

Attacks on Judicial Independence

Expect bills to limit judicial discretion…override sentencing…or strip jurisdiction.

Extreme pressure on state-level officials

Prosecutors investigating Trump or his allies…will be painted as political criminals committing “election interference.”

If you’re a judge or prosecutor reading this:

You need personal security…organizational security…and public communication strategies already prepared. (If you need help…message me.)

Don’t wait until the subpoenas start.

How to Respond Locally if Subpoenas or Arrests Begin

This section is for the front-lines…the citizens…activists…local leaders…and everyday professionals who keep democracy functioning.

If the Trump DOJ begins issuing partisan subpoenas…retaliatory charges…or performative arrests…here is the response protocol: