President-elect Donald J. Trump’s momentary talk of unity on election night may underestimate the depth of his resentment after multiple impeachments, investigations, indictments and lawsuits.
The basis upon which the Supreme Court will rule in his favor as necessary might be of some scholarly interest, but that they’re going to is already a given.
I think it’s more likely that he’ll order killings the same way that his hero Putin does - it won’t be officially acknowledged in any way, but it will be an open secret that he ordered them. And anyone who tries to look into any of them any further will be silenced.
Given the opportunity, no, he’s not going to prosecute his foes. He’s going to have them killed.
But until he can count on getting away with that, he’ll have to, and will, settle for just prosecuting them.
Official act?
Whatever. It doesn’t matter.
The basis upon which the Supreme Court will rule in his favor as necessary might be of some scholarly interest, but that they’re going to is already a given.
I think it’s more likely that he’ll order killings the same way that his hero Putin does - it won’t be officially acknowledged in any way, but it will be an open secret that he ordered them. And anyone who tries to look into any of them any further will be silenced.
Merriam-Webster 2025 word of the year: defenstration
Specifically, official acts + presidential pardons