Really prescient about Trump's direction.
Will Our Democratic Institutions Contain Trump?
All the pieces are in place for the abuse of power, and it could happen quickly
By George Packer
President Donald Trump should be given every chance to break his campaign promise to govern as an autocrat. But, until now, no one had ever won the office by pledging to ignore the rule of law and to jail his opponent. Trump has the temperament of a leader who doesn’t distinguish between his private desires and demons and the public interest. If he’s true to his word, he’ll ignore the Constitution... He’ll go after his critics in the press, with or without the benefit of libel law. He’ll turn federal prosecutors, agents, even judges if he can, into personal tools of grievance and revenge.
All the pieces are in place for the abuse of power, and it could happen quickly.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...-contain-trump
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