Dan Goldman: Trump Going After ‘Enemies,’ Non-Profit, Universities, Arts Is the ‘Authoritarian Playbook’ to Nullify Accountability

Steele You have NBC ░░░░░░░░ its reporting talking about ░░░░░░░░ these firings and the ░░░░░░░░ and the policy changes ░░░░░░░░ disrupted DoJ with a ░░░░░░░░ purpose In four months ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration has dismantled ░░░░░░░░ parts of that law ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure creating what experts ░░░░░░░░ is the ripest environment ░░░░░░░░ corruption by public officials ░░░░░░░░ business executives in a ░░░░░░░░ So it s a ░░░░░░░░ approach here sir It ░░░░░░░░ not just going after ░░░░░░░░ Miles Taylors of the ░░░░░░░░ individuals who you know ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump in some ░░░░░░░░ but it also that ░░░░░░░░ him an opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ broadly expose opportunities for ░░░░░░░░ ilk his cronies to ░░░░░░░░ in and know that ░░░░░░░░ could sort of get ░░░░░░░░ fruit if you will ░░░░░░░░ the poisonous tree and ░░░░░░░░ benefit on the back ░░░░░░░░ because there will be ░░░░░░░░ prosecutions of them there ░░░░░░░░ be no enforcement of ░░░░░░░░ law against them but ░░░░░░░░ will do that against ░░░░░░░░ Miles Taylors and others ░░░░░░░░ there the CBS the ░░░░░░░░ of the world so ░░░░░░░░ at least are doing ░░░░░░░░ while you re also ░░░░░░░░ something else And that ░░░░░░░░ to me to be ░░░░░░░░ end game here Goldman ░░░░░░░░ that s exactly right ░░░░░░░░ have the corruption at ░░░░░░░░ breathtaking level on the ░░░░░░░░ hand and you have ░░░░░░░░ and retribution abusing the ░░░░░░░░ of the government on ░░░░░░░░ other hand I mean ░░░░░░░░ think about all of ░░░░░░░░ different groups or or ░░░░░░░░ that he has gone ░░░░░░░░ In the first administration ░░░░░░░░ torched the media right ░░░░░░░░ news fake news fake ░░░░░░░░ He was killing the ░░░░░░░░ so that whatever the ░░░░░░░░ was he could denounce ░░░░░░░░ false He undermined the ░░░░░░░░ and the Department of ░░░░░░░░ to a tremendous degree ░░░░░░░░ the special counsel investigation ░░░░░░░░ then both Special Counsel ░░░░░░░░ and then Jack Smith ░░░░░░░░ he s pardoning all ░░░░░░░░ the January 6th violent ░░░░░░░░ who assaulted law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ at his behest so ░░░░░░░░ is letting them off ░░░░░░░░ now have even more ░░░░░░░░ to him and we ░░░░░░░░ they re violent He ░░░░░░░░ created a militia He ░░░░░░░░ all the inspectors general ░░░░░░░░ s gutted the public ░░░░░░░░ section He is going ░░░░░░░░ law firms people who ░░░░░░░░ take him to court ░░░░░░░░ is going after his ░░░░░░░░ enemies Miles Taylor Chris ░░░░░░░░ He s going after ░░░░░░░░ He s going after ░░░░░░░░ He s going after ░░░░░░░░ the Kennedy Center This ░░░░░░░░ the authoritarian playbook is ░░░░░░░░ nullify and eviscerate every ░░░░░░░░ of accountability So now ░░░░░░░░ allows him to do ░░░░░░░░ corruption And members of ░░░░░░░░ who seem to be ░░░░░░░░ on inside information in ░░░░░░░░ of his tariff announcements ░░░░░░░░ t have to worry ░░░░░░░░ any investigation But if ░░░░░░░░ say something that he ░░░░░░░░ t like on the ░░░░░░░░ side if you re ░░░░░░░░ McIver who s doing ░░░░░░░░ oversight responsibilities you will ░░░░░░░░ arrested It is a ░░░░░░░░ massive attack on our ░░░░░░░░ rule of law Michael ░░░░░░░░ hit the nail on ░░░░░░░░ head And it is ░░░░░░░░ pronged It has we ░░░░░░░░ to see the big ░░░░░░░░ here to make sure ░░░░░░░░ truly understand what s ░░░░░░░░ on And Miles and ░░░░░░░░ Baraka are just yet ░░░░░░░░ more examples of it.”