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A week in presidential authoritarianism:
1) Says predecessor committed “treason”
2) Says former national security adviser should “go to jail” over book...
3) ... which reported president corruptly uses foreign policy to benefit campaign…
4) … and that president said journalists should be jailed or executed
5) DOJ tried to pulp book, and leaked that it might prosecute the author.
6) New head of VOA purged chiefs of four US-funded news outlets, replaced bipartisan oversight board with Trump political appointees.
7) WH may intervene to stop promotion of Army officer who testified at impeachment hearing.
8) Trump threatened protestors who might show up at rally...
9) ...and asks why opposition party "allowed to make" "fake and fraudulent ads."
10) Fired prosecutor overseeing investigations of presidential associates, tried to replace with unqualified crony.
11) President’s son does social media post in support of pro-regime conspiracy theorists
12) Trump: mail-in ballots will result in “RIGGED ELECTION”
13) As state TV warns of attack on "Western civilization"...
14) ...president retweets race-war posts...
15) ...and calls for 10-year prison terms for vandalism of statues.