Is targeting dissent a new weapon in politics? Paul Krugman exposes how Trump’s unsubstantiated attacks on Fed Governor Lisa Cook reveal a broader strategy of using government power to intimidate critics and silence opposition. Such moves threaten the Federal Reserve’s independence and erode the rule of law. Read more: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/we-are-all-lisa-cook #PaulKrugman #LisaCook #Trump #FederalReserve #WeaponizedGovernment #Intimidation #RuleOfLaw #Authoritarianism #MortgageFraud #Politics #Economy
We Are All Lisa Cook

Nobody is safe from weaponized government

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Kind of ironic. Republicans are screaming that Biden is weaponizing the JD to go after Trump yet it is ok with them that Trump’s stated goal is to win the presidency in order to weaponize the JD to go after his enemies and pardon himself from all his crimes. #TrumpCrimes #TrumpTrials #justicedepartmentindependence #weaponizedgovernment

The (paper’s) ideas illuminate how #JeffreyClark may operate if named AG — taking an approach that many #lawyers worry could turn the #DOJ into an instrument of the president’s personal & political #agenda. At the same time, Clark & others at the CRA have been some of the loudest voices claiming that #Biden is using #law enforcement to target his adversaries as he presides over what the nonprofit organization calls a “woke & #WeaponizedGovernment.”

#Trump #Criminal #Autocracy #democracy