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Dulcinea

(9,342 posts)
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 02:27 PM Friday

The Trump DOJ's slow-motion Saturday Night Massacre

(CNN) It’s difficult to succinctly explain how extreme and extraordinary President Donald Trump’s actions as president have been. But few things tell the tale like the many government officials – including lots of Trump appointees – who have called that out.

So many people have served with Trump and seemingly tried to make the best of the situation, only to find themselves pushed to the brink.

CNN’s Zachary B. Wolf in 2023 counted two dozen Trump Cabinet members, top officials and allies who turned against him.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-doj-slow-motion-saturday-070051814.html

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Good read if NJCher Friday #1

NJCher

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1. Good read if
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 02:46 PM
Friday

you enjoy hearing about people who tell trump to go blow. Here was one of my favorite quotes from the article:

Addressing trump:

“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion,” Scotten said. “But it was never going to be me.”

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