"In Russia, we saw that a great way for a leader to maintain power is to have oligarchs one level down. If they don't obey and let you do your own dirty work, then you can prosecute them. My fear is the US is doing this too." -- Jen Taub on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/big-dirt…
"We see Trump issuing blanket pardons for people; it's happening here. There's a way to get out of this, but the 'peaceful transition of power' is anything but. The GOP is utterly captured by a dangerous authoritarian kleptocrat." -- Taub on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/big-dirt…
"Trump didn't come out of nowhere. He rose because our system lets people like him get a pass. If you're wealthy, white and well-connected, you get second, third, infinite chances." -- Jennifer Taub on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/big-dirt…
"I firmly believe that if Donald Trump had been held accountable for the many offenses he committed prior to running for office, he would have spent time in federal prison instead of in the Oval Office." -- @jentaub on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/big-dirt…

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23 Dec
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"The most privileged can hire the best lawyers. Every step -- if you're caught, or investigated by a regulatory agency, or investigated by the DOJ; your plea bargain or trial or sentence -- is shaped by pre-existing status." -- Jen Taub on @gaslitnation patreon.com/posts/big-dirt…
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