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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-toys-with-abuse-of-office-in-beef-against-washington-post-1237348419810?playlist=associated
Trump toys with abuse of office in beef against Washington Post
Rachel Maddow revisits the history of Richard Nixon trying to use the IRS to audit his personal political enemies and notes the parallels with Donald Trump's attempt to punish Amazon with higher postal rates because of his personal disdain for The Washington Post.May.18.2018
Hayes on Trump's 'astonishingly blatant abuse of power' https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-on-trump-s-astonishingly-blatant-abuse-of-power-1237323843841 President Trump attempted to use the power of his office and the federal government to financially injure Amazon, a company owned by a man who publishes journalism Trump doesn't like.
Trump risks presidency using his power to pursue personal animus
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-risks-presidency-using-his-power-to-pursue-personal-animus-1237366339893
Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, compares Donald Trump's reported use of the Postal Service to attack the owner of The Washington Post to Nixon's effort to use the IRS against his personal enemies.May.18.2018
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Trump risks presidency using his power to pursue personal animus[ (Original Post)
riversedge
May 2018
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Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)1. Damn, that was a tiptoe around how big this atrocity is. nt
bitterross
(4,066 posts)2. Risks his presidency - it's the ONLY reason he wanted the presidency
The idiot thought that once he was elected he could just act like a monarch. Unfortunately, the GOP has pretty much let him do that.
EricMaundry
(1,619 posts)3. too good for 2 comments kick!