Donald Trump’s government is increasingly authoritarian.

The president is launching pretextual investigations against his enemies, while providing pardons and military honors to the most violent of his friends. He is extorting news organizations for friendlier coverage and blackmailing law firms for pro bono services. He is unilaterally nullifying congressionally ordered spending and firing federally protected civil servants. He is asserting federal control of municipal police forces, so as to empower cops to “do whatever the hell they want.” And he is deporting longtime US residents without due process.

None of this is a mistake or an aberration. Since entering politics, Trump has told us — over and over — that he has contempt for democracy and the rule of law. Now, he’s assembled an ad

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