Quote Originally Posted by JaneV2.0 View Post
That combativeness/vindictiveness seems to be a hallmark of authoritarian types, like Ron DeSantis, Vladimir Putin, Richard Nixon, etc.
I listened to Dana Millbank interviewed on NPR (natch) where he outlined Republican “combativeness “ as starting with Newt Gingrich in the mid-1990s when the Republicans swept Congress.

Mr. Millbank has a new book you all would love called “the deconstructionists: The 25 year crack up of the
Republican Party “

As for FBI/DOJ intimidation techniques used in banana republics, like others have stated I truly hope they have something on DJ Trump to make all this hullabaloo.

I see whoever is in the White House will be using this kind of strong arm tactics, regardless of the party.

remember when Obama‘s IRS troop targeted nonprofits who were on the political right? I do. Using the IRS has been a long time weapon of several administrations, And probably we don’t even know all the times it’s been used. so that’s another tactic that we can look forward to being used more often. Ugh.

Overreach of government is wrong no matter what side it’s on.