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The fight to stop a cornerstone of Trump's 'retribution' agenda is underway

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Advocates are trying to stop the return of a short-lived executive order dubbed “ Schedule F” It’s well known within the federal government but not to the broader public.

In the final weeks of his time in the White House , Trump signed Schedule F , which stripped job protections from career officials in policy roles.

The Heritage Foundation aims to build a database of as many as 20,000 potential future administration officials by the end of next year .

Opponents of Schedule F are trying to elevate the issue and safeguard the civil service.

Trump has led the charge to delegitimize the idea of an impartial bureaucracy, lambasting it as the deep state.

The issue is likely to play a role on the campaign trail, with Trump putting it front and center as part of his efforts to seek “retribution” against the “deep state,” while the Biden campaign will incorporate it in a broader discussion of what it sees as Trump ’s efforts to erode democracy at home.