Trump's Attorney General: A Flaw in American Democracy - David Frum

Whatever happened to good old American melting pot and the principles of Pluralism, respect for others, including our opponents.  But look at that Trump, he's a wanna be autocrat, and a third of country is okay with his, disconnected from physical reality, politics of victimhood and hatred. 

 

The Atlantic

Published on Nov 16, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/576067/trump-attorney-general/

“The Trump years have cast a hard light on many of the ancient flaws in American democracy,” says The Atlantic writer David Frum in a new Atlantic Argument. One of these flaws, Frum argues, is the fact that the 93 U.S.-government attorneys, including the attorney general, are politically appointed. Legal experts have long worried about the potential for abuse in these arrangements.

Just after the midterms, Donald Trump appointed “a scandal-tainted, under-qualified loyalist,” Matthew Whitaker, as acting attorney general. Now, it seems, Trump is poised to take advantage of the dangerous marriage of politics and law enforcement.