"Trump has threatened violence against his political enemies. He has
made clear he does not believe in the norms and traditions of American
democracy — unless they serve his interests. Trump and his advisers
consider a free press to be enemies of his regime. Trump repeatedly lies
and has a profoundly estranged relationship with empirical reality. He
uses obvious and naked racism, nativism and bigotry to mobilize his
voters and to disparage entire groups of people such as Latinos and
Muslims. Trump is threatening to eliminate an independent judiciary and
wants to punish judges who dare to stand against his illegal and
unconstitutional mandates. In what appears to be a violation of the
emoluments clause of the Constitution, Trump is using the office of the
presidency to enrich himself, his family and his inner circle by
peddling influence and access to corporations, foreign countries and
wealthy individuals. Trump and his representatives also believe that he
is above the law and cannot be prosecuted for any crimes while in
office."
Is American democracy in danger? This Yale professor
believes it is inevitable that Trump will stage a power grab – likely
within a year.
