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President Donald Trump targeted another elite law firm that has represented clients he considers his political enemies, sending a forceful message that he is willing to punish firms who work for people or groups that oppose his administration’s agenda.

wapo.stTrump expands retribution campaign against law firms that aided his foesTrump hit another major law firm that worked for his political rivals with an executive order seeking to limit its ability to work for the U.S. government.

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This is genuinely dictator-level behavior here. There have been a lot of actions that are anti-democracy, or really bad ideas, but this? This is real, for real, dictator action.

🍊💩 is using federal power and the power of the purse to suppress opponents & aid supporters thanks to a feckless Congress. See CA, ME, DC govt, cave in to major red state automakers on tariffs, NY mayor etc. This is what happens when GQP opts for a king. Gives him the power to control & destroy

It is abundantly clear right now that even as the US slips entirely into authoritarianism, the 4th estate has decided that they will support the regime and not report in any sane way.

“…sending a forceful message that he is willing to kneecap any mobster who dares to threaten his syndicate.” That doesn’t sound legal, does it? Neither is what Trump is doing; in fact it’s exponentially worse since he’s supposed to be the protector of the Constitution. DO YOUR JOB.

You know, when Russia, Israel, the GOP, and the Billionaire Boys Club (Bezos, Musk, Zuckerberg-et al) are against you-you will lose every time. And what are you, average American going to do about it? Jack freakin' squat, that's what. Hell-my vote doesn't even leave the library where I cast it.

What about lawyers that have assisted this convicted felon to take over the US government? We need to be going after Trump's lawyers... And we need to publish that list for the rest of the country to see.

I'm guessing Bezos bought the Washington Post to drive it into the ground and annihilate it. You sure as fuck ain't doing any journalism. Get out while you can, the last folks out will struggle hardest to find new jobs.

Dear WaPo and Mr. Bezos, do you people want a dictatorship? Is that what you’re angling to bring about? It would be so much easier for everyone if you’d just come out and say “yes we are” instead making your readers wonder why your headlines are so deferential to an aspiring tyrant.

Jeff Bezos sane washed another news story of blatant constitutional violation sending a forceful message that his newspaper is willing to protect this corruption and punish anyone who opposes his shared fascist agenda. bsky.app/profile/wash...

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President Donald Trump targeted another elite law firm that has represented clients he considers his political enemies, sending a forceful message that he is willing to punish firms who work for people or groups that oppose his administration’s agenda.

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What accounts for phrasing like this? If any other president in modern times had signed an executive order libelling a DC law firm as an enemy of the state, the headlines would be about how he’s a fucking lunatic, the courts were sure to slap him down, and his cabinet was reacting with horror.

You gdamn clowns. This goes well beyond and precedes his time in office. This is about punishing anyone who he thinks participated in his prosecutions. It’s personal. Fucking get it right

If someone acts like the boss of a criminal organization, then there is a lot to suggest that he is one. Wenn jemand wie der Boss einer kriminellen Organisation agiert, spricht viel dafür, dass er genau das ist.

How about “sending a horrifying and anti-American message that he will use the power of his office to illegally and anti-constitutionally attack his enemies” instead of making it sound like this is just another normal policy tool in any president’s toolkit? Democracy dies in not taking a stand.

This is sanewashing and a disservice to the American public. The guy’s a fucking lunatic and if Biden or any democrat did shit like this you’d call it out in a fucking heartbeat.

This headline is insane. An unhinged, vengeful maniac is abusing the office of the president in a manner that would be reviled by the Founders and shaking the foundations of our democracy and this is how the Post covers it?! Shame on you and fuck all billionaires.

This what selfish greedy unprosecuted corp criminal billionaire Bezos endorsed. It must burn him up so much, that not only is Musk many billions richer, Musk has an office in the White House - and Bezos doesn’t