"Millions of Americans are expected to push back against the president's growing power at No Kings protests across the US on Saturday. The demonstrations come as former intelligence and national security officials warn that the country is sliding towards competitive authoritarianism, in which elections and courts survive but are systematically manipulated by the executive. The justice system is not a nice addition to democracy but a core, constitutive element of it."
"This is now imperilled not only by Mr Trump's stacking of the judiciary, pardoning of January 6 rioters who assaulted police, and ignoring of rulings that restrain the executive's actions, but also by its abuse for political ends. The US is descending from rule of law towards rule by law: from law as the restraint upon the executive, applied without fear or favour, to law as its weapon."
Donald Trump asserted that 'He who saves his country does not violate any law' after beginning a second term and following a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Millions of Americans plan No Kings protests to push back against perceived presidential power growth. Former intelligence and national security officials warn of a slide toward competitive authoritarianism, where elections and courts survive but are systematically manipulated by the executive. The justice system is a core, constitutive element of democracy and is imperilled by judicial stacking, pardons for January 6 rioters, ignoring restraining rulings, and abuse for political ends. High-profile prosecutions of John Bolton, Letitia James and James Comey were announced, each defendant denies charges, and public calls for legal action against political opponents have intensified concerns about law as a political weapon.
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