Donald Trump demanded his enemies be charged, and they were. jonathanchait writes on how the system didn't work under Trump, and how every indication is that the next time Trump or any other Republican gains control over it, the outcome will be worse
The conventional wisdom regarding Donald Trump’s presidency is that the system works. Yes, Trump may have raged on Twitter about locking up his enemies and shutting down all the investigations, but when the smoke cleared, Robert Mueller was able to complete his work, Hillary was not locked up, and adults like William Barr were able to land the plane.from the Justice Department deeply undercuts this comforting belief. Berman, who served as U.S.
When Trump began publicly demanding the Department charge John Kerry for violating the Logan Act by trying to persuade Iran not to build a nuclear weapon, Trump began publicly calling him a criminal. Trump’s demands made their way down to Berman, who was forced to investigate Kerry, and faced complaints that he wasn’t moving quickly enough.from the indictment of Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.
It is true that Barr was only willing to go so far, and when Trump’s attempt to secure an unelected second term devolved into conspiracy theories so bizarre they couldn’t win a court case, Barr was ready to concede defeat. Even then, however, he left quietly and wrote an obsequious note praising Trump rather than warn the country that the president had gone stark raving mad.
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