Trump risks presidency using his power to pursue personal animus[

[riversedge]

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-toys-with-abuse-of-office-in-beef-against-washington-post-1237348419810?playlist=associated

Trump toys with abuse of office in beef against Washington Post

Rachel Maddow revisits the history of Richard Nixon trying to use the IRS to audit his personal political enemies and notes the parallels with Donald Trump's attempt to punish Amazon with higher postal rates because of his personal disdain for The Washington Post.May.18.2018





Hayes on Trump's 'astonishingly blatant abuse of power' https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-on-trump-s-astonishingly-blatant-abuse-of-power-1237323843841 President Trump attempted to use the power of his office and the federal government to financially injure Amazon, a company owned by a man who publishes journalism Trump doesn't like.



Trump risks presidency using his power to pursue personal animus

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-risks-presidency-using-his-power-to-pursue-personal-animus-1237366339893

Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, compares Donald Trump's reported use of the Postal Service to attack the owner of The Washington Post to Nixon's effort to use the IRS against his personal enemies.May.18.2018

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[Ferrets are Cool]

1. Damn, that was a tiptoe around how big this atrocity is. nt

[bitterross]

2. Risks his presidency - it's the ONLY reason he wanted the presidency

The idiot thought that once he was elected he could just act like a monarch. Unfortunately, the GOP has pretty much let him do that.

[EricMaundry]

3. too good for 2 comments kick!