"The Trump administration is bringing to the fore weaknesses that have long plagued US democracy. American democracy is arguably in more peril than at any moment in recent history. Not only are United States President Donald Trump and his Republican allies seeking to guarantee that Americans never again participate in a truly free and fair election, but public officials and Trump-aligned figures in the media industry are also manipulating the information environment at an unprecedented scale."
"In early February, Attorney General Pam Bondi promised transparency on Fox News, claiming that Epstein's client list was sitting on [her] desk right now. Weeks later, however, Bondi and the US Justice Department she oversees executed a sharp about-face: she released phase 1 of the Epstein files, but the release turned out to be little more than a whole lot of heavily-redacted nothing."
"Many have reasonably concluded that Bondi is seeking to protect Trump, whom she reportedly briefed in May about repeated references to him in the files. That suspicion was only reinforced by House Speaker Mike Johnson's decision to adjourn Congress to prevent a vote on the release of the Epstein files, and his desperate attempt to recast Trump as an FBI informant working to bring Epstein down."
American democracy faces unprecedented peril as executive power consolidation, information manipulation, and selective concealment of evidence undermine electoral integrity. Public officials and media figures aligned with Trump curate, delay, and redirect information rather than erase it. The Epstein files exemplify selective transparency: Attorney General Pam Bondi promised disclosure, released heavily redacted documents, and then halted further releases of the client list. Bondi reportedly briefed Trump about repeated references to him in the files. House Speaker Mike Johnson adjourned Congress to block a vote on releasing the files and attempted to recast Trump as an FBI informant. These actions resemble a coordinated cover-up aligning with authoritarian tactics.
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