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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: i-node who wrote (235663)	5/8/2022 11:12:29 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 354150

Bork was Nixon's hatchet man in exchange for a seat on the Court. Nixon wasn't able to come through for him, but Reagan tried.

To: i-node who wrote (235663)	5/9/2022 5:50:47 PM
From: puborectalis	4 Recommendations Recommended By bentway Brumar89 CentralParkRanger koan Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 354150

Trump failed for one very simple reason: American institutions, laws and norms forced him to cede power at the end of his four years — barely — despite both his efforts to discredit the electoral results and his unleashing of supporters to intimidate lawmakers into overturning his loss at the polls. Putin and Xi fared better — so far. Unencumbered by institutions and democratic norms, they installed new laws to make themselves, effectively, presidents for life.