"Donald Trump has crossed many red lines in these nine months of his second term in office, but in few areas is his personal appropriation of political authority as evident as in connection to his and his family's financial and business assets. He is not the first U.S. president to come from the business world, but none until now had so blurred the line between public service and private profit, a key boundary in the functioning of any democratic political system."
"Since taking office for the second time on January 20, Trump has used his power so aggressively that he has weakened the system of checks and balances that are the very foundation of American democracy. He has also not hesitated to suppress dissent and deploy the entire executive branch to intimidate the press, civil society, and the opposition. His foreign policy decisions are redefining the framework for the use of force and the boundaries of international law."
Donald Trump has crossed many red lines in nine months of his second term, personally appropriating political authority to benefit his and his family's financial and business assets. He has blurred the boundary between public service and private profit, undermining a key democratic safeguard. The aggressive use of presidential power has weakened the system of checks and balances. The executive branch has been used to suppress dissent and intimidate the press, civil society, and political opposition. Foreign policy decisions have redefined norms for the use of force and international law. Corporate and foreign actors face implicit pressure that access and favors carry monetary value.
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