The sanctions in opposition to HateAid might be just the start. According to SPIEGEL analysis, the Trump administration thought of punishing German civil servants months in the past – as a result of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution screens the AfD.
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/sanktionen-gegen-hate-aid-weitere-us-massnahmen-gegen-deutsche-befuerchtet-a-e0c8b6d9-95e2-4e76-8360-4ea9e3e1dc3d#ref=rss