“We’re seeing an escalation of authoritarian power on many fronts that has grown unmistakable.” Trump’s FBI Raid of John Bolton’s Home Looks Like a “Five-Alarm Fire”.
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Trump has broken several boundaries and discovered that not one of the GOP Senators will defend the rule of law in America. This will accelerate now. It’s not a linear process.
https://bsky.app/profile/gregsargent.bsky.social/post/3lwytn7sb7k2z
This is getting very bad:
*FBI raids top Trump critic's home
*Trump loyalist gins up "mortgage fraud" pretexts for DOJ probes of Schiff, Letitia James, Lisa Cook
*Bannon says ICE will monitor 2026 voting
*DHS memo vows LA operations "for years to come"
New from me:
https://newrepublic.com/article/199465/trump-fbi-raid-john-bolton-home
As a special bonus, this very good piece from @brianbeutler.bsky.social shows that bribery and corruption should very much be understood as part of Trump's consolidation of authoritarian power. And Dems should treat the bigger story this way:
https://www.offmessage.net/p/your-rectitude-isnt-helping
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