A thousand cuts.
I think the way Trump is most likely to be brought down is through thousand small cuts, each seemingly undramatic.
In lots of small ways, the legal walls are closing in on Trump.
🔹The DOJ ordered the IRS to release his taxes.
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I think the way Trump is most likely to be brought down is through thousand small cuts, each seemingly undramatic.
In lots of small ways, the legal walls are closing in on Trump.
🔹The DOJ ordered the IRS to release his taxes.
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https://twitter.com/VickyPJWard/status/1421197414627696650
🔹The DOJ is refusing to defend Mo Brooks in his lawsuit about inciting the insurrection, which means they'll also refuse to defend Trump.
🔹Trump is being criminally investigated for that phone call to Georgia.
🔹Now Congress is looking into this:
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🔹Trump is being criminally investigated for that phone call to Georgia.
🔹Now Congress is looking into this:
https://twitter.com/tedlieu/status/1421187577445556232
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🔹The Trump Org is under indictment. He has loans coming due.
🔹His pick for the Texas election lost.
The list goes on and on.
A thousand cuts is probably better because one dramatic flourish allows him to build sympathy and present himself as a martyr.
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🔹His pick for the Texas election lost.
The list goes on and on.
A thousand cuts is probably better because one dramatic flourish allows him to build sympathy and present himself as a martyr.
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I see a lot of cynicism on left-leaning Twitter.
"It's about time."
"He gets away with everything. Rich White guys always do."
Me with my squirt gun of truth: "not ALWAYS. Be accurate!"
Don't be cynical. Due process takes time. Investigations take time.
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"It's about time."
"He gets away with everything. Rich White guys always do."
Me with my squirt gun of truth: "not ALWAYS. Be accurate!"
Don't be cynical. Due process takes time. Investigations take time.
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We're transitioning from a country in which white men dominated all of our institutions toward a functioning multi-racial secular democracy.
I used to say "fully functioning" multi-racial secular democracy but no institutions run by humans ever run perfectly.
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I used to say "fully functioning" multi-racial secular democracy but no institutions run by humans ever run perfectly.
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He may stop being a threat, but the threat of right-wing extremism isn't going away.
The 1930s fascists were brought down in flames (literally, their endings were quite dramatic) but fascism never went away.
It mutated and back in a new form.
The 1930s fascists were brought down in flames (literally, their endings were quite dramatic) but fascism never went away.
It mutated and back in a new form.
https://twitter.com/PaulBowes17/status/1421204196989313024
The problem was that he was shielded by a major political party, including the Senate.
The failure was in the Republican Party.
They chose to shield a lawbreaking president.
Institutions can't be any better than the people who form them.
The failure was in the Republican Party.
They chose to shield a lawbreaking president.
Institutions can't be any better than the people who form them.
https://twitter.com/GirlFuturist/status/1421215526626332673
The Constitution provides a remedy for a lawbreaking president: The House impeaches. The Senate convicts and removes.
After the president is removed, the Constitution specifically says that the president can then be tried in a criminal court.
After the president is removed, the Constitution specifically says that the president can then be tried in a criminal court.
https://twitter.com/GirlFuturist/status/1421222849449062401
Things went wrong at the Senate trial stage.
The Constitution also provides a remedy for Senators who don't do their jobs and refuse to convict when they should: Vote them out.
The buck stops with the voters.
The Constitution also provides a remedy for Senators who don't do their jobs and refuse to convict when they should: Vote them out.
The buck stops with the voters.
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