Every day we discover the Trump Admin was responsible for even more abuses, even more crimes. Many are unprecedented, mind-boggling in their outrageousness. And yet on the federal level, we never seem to move any closer to holding Trump or those close to him responsible.
For those who consider themselves institutionalists, be clear, the lack of accountability is a cancer on the institutions of our government--the presidency, the Department of Justice, the Congress.
The crimes will not simply go away if we ignore them. They will metastasize. They will become president. What was unthinkable will become acceptable practice. Checks and balances will disappear. Old norms will be forgotten. We will become more lawless and less democratic.
It would be a tragic irony if institutionalism killed our institutions. But make no mistake about it, that is precisely where we are headed.
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