President Donald Trump's campaign against the rule of law in the United States has intensified, constituting the most aggressive political assault on legal institutions since the Civil War. Initiated before his presidency, this war escalated through jarring rhetoric and actions throughout his term, including executive orders seen as unconstitutional. Trump has targeted judges and prosecutors, undermining the legal framework of justice, with supporters resorting to threats and harassment against jurists, indicating a dangerous precedent for American democracy.
As the former federal judge J. Michael Luttig, a well-known conservative jurist, said recently, Trump has "launched a full-frontal assault on the Constitution, the rule of law, our system of justice, and the entire legal profession."
Trump has made great progress in this offensive in only a matter of weeks. Day by day, he has shown Americans what unraveling the rule of law actually looks like: He has issued trollish and almost certainly unconstitutional executive orders, unleashed verbal fusillades against jurists...
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