How Trump 2.0 Became the Most Corrupt Presidency in Our History
It all starts with Donald Trump, of course, and his rapacious lust for money. This has made the Trump presidency the most corrupt administration in […]
Fred’s Weekly Note Archive
Trump’s Lies Set the Stage for Another Attempt to Steal a National Election
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerTrump is again attacking the foundational idea of our democracy – the sacred right to vote in free and fair elections. By all appearances, Trump […]
Trump: “I run the country and the world.” – NOT
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerTrump is working hard to live up to his absurd claim on April 28, 2025, that “I run the country and the world.” The American […]
Trump Is Working Hard to Destroy Our Justice System – He Will Fail
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerThe stated mission of the Department of Justice (DOJ) is to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil […]
If He Barks like an Autocrat and Governs Like an Autocrat, He’s an …
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerTrump now has all the power tools that autocrats (and dictators) use to exercise singular control over their nations. Trump’s authoritarian resources include: A masked, […]
“I run the country and the world;” Bombs away
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave Wagner“I have the right to do whatever I want as president,” President Donald Trump said in July 2019. “I run the country and the world,” Trump […]
Trump Weakens Politically as the Battle to Protect Our Democracy Enters 2026
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave Wagner“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold,” is a famous line from William Butler Yeats’s poem, The Second Coming. In the case of Donald Trump’s […]
The Supreme Court Undermines a Founding Principle: The Presidency Isn’t a Throne
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerWhen it ruled last year in Trump v. United States that a president had absolute immunity for actions taken within their core constitutional responsibilities and […]
Trump is King of the Washington Swamp: His Corrupt Practices in Three Ways
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerDonald Trump ran for president in 2016 repeatedly claiming that he would go to Washington to drain the swamp. Instead, President Trump became King of […]
Trump’s No Justice Department
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerThe Supreme Court’s decision in 2024 in Trump v. United States empowered the president to evade accountability and stand above the law. President Trump has […]
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