Trump’s Persecution of Jerome Powell and Political Opponents Must End
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is a conservative Republican. I voted against his nomination based on policy disagreements. In a democracy, debate and disagreement are normal.
But Donald Trump does not “disagree” with his opponents. In his pursuit of absolute power, he attempts to destroy anyone who stands in his way. He is actively prosecuting Powell not because the Fed Chair broke the law, but because he won’t bend the knee to Donald Trump. This is what happens in dictatorships, not democracies.
When Senator Mark Kelly spoke out against Donald Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric and threats toward political opponents, Trump didn’t disagree. He had his Defense Department investigate Kelly for misconduct and threatened to have him executed.
When Letitia James, the Attorney General of New York, enforced the law in her state — and won the case based on the evidence — Trump had her charged with a crime.
From former FBI Director James Comey to Special Counsel Jack Smith, Senator Adam Schiff, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, John Bolton, Mark Milley, Anthony Fauci, and Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama, Donald Trump doesn’t disagree with his opponents.
He seeks to intimidate and destroy them as part of his march to authoritarianism.
Republicans, Democrats and independents have profound disagreements today regarding some of the major issues facing our country. But there is one issue on which we must be united. We must not allow political disagreement to become a crime. We must not allow our great country, the United States of America, to become an authoritarian society.
Trump’s persecution of his political opponents must end.
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