Four Corners speaks to Paul Dans, the director of Project 2025. The 900-page '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 two-part 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 - ‘Shit-eating 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? Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia #4Corners #Project2025