Trump has attacked judges and weakened global safeguards. Someone needs to stand up to the US and stop the erosion of democracy Trump has attacked judges and weakened global safeguards. Someone needs to stand up to the US and stop the erosion of democracy I n an era of overlapping crises, corruption is no longer a side issue – it is a structural threat to achievinginternational equality and even freedom itself. Each year, Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index , a league