Opinion: Only one 2020 Democrat fully grasps the threat Trump poses
By Greg Sargent Greg Sargent Opinion writer covering national politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer May 8 at 11:18 AM Is President Trump an aberration whose defeat in 2020 would allow the nation to begin rebounding toward normalcy? Or does his ascendance reflect long-running national pathologies and deeply ingrained structural economic and political problems that will intractably endure long after he’s...
In response, Warren again called for an impeachment inquiry, but she did more than that: She indicted the Republican Party as a whole for shrugging off Trump’s epic misconduct and wrongdoing. Meanwhile, Trump may try to block former White House counsel Donald McGahn, who witnessed multiple Trump efforts to obstruct justice, and possibly even Mueller from testifying to Congress. The administration won’t release Trump’s tax returns, violating the law. And Trump has vowed to resist “all” subpoenas.
Trump’s authoritarianism and his corruption are two sides of the same coin. Trump’s rebuffing of a House request for his tax returns — and his government’s legally dubious participation in this — may conceal untold levels of corruption, from possible emoluments clause violations to financial conflicts to compromising foreign financial entanglements.
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