The answer, they fear, is nothing short of a mass firing.
I hope so. But I doubt it will happen very much. Some of us have been expecting a 'mass firing' since the day of the inauguration. But not only in WH Staff. I, and very many other people, want to see a mass firing across the board, with the FBI, CIA, IRS, DOJ, State Department, included.
This mass firing idea is a big part of why we elected President Trump. If he is so hot on 'fulfilling campaign promises', firing these corrupt entrenched weasels would be a big part of that.
It is NO coincidence that America voted for the guy who became famous on the term, "YOU'RE FIRED!" That is what America expected and what America voted for. So far, Trump has been a big disappointment in this regard. Now is the time to make it right.