#legal-intimidation

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fromIntelligencer
15 hours ago

It's Hard to Fight McCarthyism When McCarthy Is President

Throughout his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump vowed vengeance on a Democratic Party he regularly called "the radical left" (or, on occasion, "communists") and accused of a treasonous conspiracy to turn over the country to criminal immigrants and America-hating globalist elites. Even as he has relentlessly pressed to expand his own powers to unprecedented levels, the 47th president has begun acting on his threats by deploying the machinery of justice against people, institutions, and ideas he dislikes.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Here's how to stop him | Jonathan Freedland

Donald Trump is accelerating attacks on US institutions, media, and dissent, using legal and regulatory pressure to silence critics and intimidate opposition.
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fromAbove the Law
2 weeks ago

First They Came For Colbert... - See Also - Above the Law

A late-night show was suspended after a mild joke about Trump, while aggressive legal tactics and high‑stakes litigation target protesters, firms, and Biglaw.
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