I read about the VOA again in Washington Post, they had it way back hidden away. This time when I read it, I was reminded of nothing so much as Godfather when Michael Corleone took out the Heads of the Five Families.
Of course trying visualize Trump as Michael in the Godfather, impossible.
Having authority is different from using that authority wisely for the good of the country, which trump does not do all too often. For his own good, yes, all the time. For the country, hardly ever.