In recent days, we have seen a lot of bending the knee to Donald Trump by high-powered corporate leaders and the Super Rich. And when you look at the billionaires being nominated to top government positions and the billionaires who poured big money into Trump’s campaign and now into his inauguration, we see the beginnings of […]
In a Truth Social post on November 30, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Kash Patel to be the director of the FBI. Last week, current FBI Director Christopher Wray, appointed by Trump in 2017 to a 10-year term, announced he would step down before Trump is sworn into office. Historian and journalist Garrett Graff […]
The rule of law is a foundational principle for our nation and our democracy. It is the basis for the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. President-elect Donald Trump, however, apparently thinks the rule of law doesn’t apply to him. That’s how we ended up on January 6, 2021, with a vicious […]
Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer This past weekend, President-elect Donald Trump said in an NBC “Meet the Press” interview that “everybody” on the House January 6 Committee “should go to jail.” This is an example of Trump’s presidential revenge and retribution tour. It is the same kind of approach used by dictators like […]
Seventy national civil rights and pro-democracy organizations, including Democracy 21, sent a joint letter to Senators on December 4, urging them to uphold the Senate’s critical constitutional responsibility to advise and consent on presidential nominations to the executive and judicial branches. The letter comes as President-elect Donald Trump is urging incoming Republican Senate leadership to […]
President-elect Donald Trump appears determined to create an American autocracy, established by government appointments and led by Trump. There apparently is one overriding qualification that his appointees must meet – loyalty to Trump – not to the Constitution, not to the nation, not to the rule of law. Absolute loyalty and bending the knee are […]
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