Steve Schmidt: America Under Trump an ‘Illiberal Era’ that Was ‘Inconceivable a Few Years Ago’

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SCHMIDT: “But we’re at the front edge, I think, of a new age with regard to Trump’s abuse of power. And when you talked about Trump in the last segment with John, the point here isn’t just interfering in criminal cases or interfering in a military justice system with the Navy SEAL Gallagher. The issue is we’re very close to the line where the powers of these institutions could very well be unleashed on people who are opponents of the President, people who speak out, who assert their First Amendment rights. We are moving into an illiberal era that, frankly, was inconceivable that you could ponder that happening in the United States of America only a few short years ago. And every person who has any fidelity to the concepts that make this country great, the rule of law, the Bill of Rights, our freedoms, which have been paid for with blood and sacrifice and our birthright and our inheritance. They are in grave danger from this President right now and his party is totally fine with it. His Republican Congress is absolutely okay with it. There are no brakes on the Trump race car.”