Ex-White House Ethics Lawyer Thinks This 'Besetting Sin' May Ultimately Trigger Trump’s Downfall
Ana Maria Rus
Former Obama White House ethics lawyer Norm Eisen on Monday warned that Donald Trump ’s power grabs could ultimately backfire on the president. Appearing on MSNBC ’s “The Weeknight,” Eisen (who also served as U.S. ambassador to the Czech Republic) said the lesson he’s taken from people who’ve experienced “democratic backsliding” in their own countries, only for them to recover, is that “the besetting sin, the greatest danger of self-destruction that dictators have, is overreach.” “In a sense,
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