Critics are concerned about Donald Trump’s potential return to power and the implications for presidential authority.
Some have expressed fears that Trump could use the military to further his political agenda, potentially expanding presidential power and undermining democratic norms.
There are discussions about legal actions and legislative efforts to limit such powers. (Trending: Hunter Biden’s Art Scheme Exposed By GOP Probe)
Mary McCord, executive director of the Institution for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law, said, “We’re already starting to put together a team to think through the most damaging types of things that he [Trump] might do so that we’re ready to bring lawsuits if we have to.”
Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward, said, “We are preparing for litigation and preparing to use every tool in the toolbox that our democracy provides to provide the American people an ability to fight back.”
“We believe this is an existential moment for American democracy and it’s incumbent on everybody to do their part,” added the activist.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal said, “There are an array of horrors that could result from Donald Trump’s unrestricted use of the Insurrection Act.”
“A malignantly motivated president could use it in a vast variety of dictatorial ways unless at some point the military itself resisted what they deemed to be an unlawful order. But that places a very heavy burden on the military,” added the lawmaker.
Trump said, “I’m not going to have time for retribution.”
William Cohen, a former Republican senator from Maine and Clinton advisor, said, “He’s a clear and present danger to our democracy.”
“His support is solid. And I don’t think people understand what living in a dictatorship would mean,” argued Cohen.
Additionally, Trump’s legal team has argued for broad presidential immunity, raising questions about potential abuses of power.
Democrat Rep. Adam Smith said, “He’s [Trump’s] going to be one creative motherf—– when it comes to trying to figure out how to abuse it [power]. Whatever your guess is, open up your imagination a little more.”
Steve Bannon, a Trump ally and former senior White House official, said, “The same lesson Lincoln learned in his first two or three years are the lessons that President Trump learned: Just because a guy has a title and uniform doesn’t mean anything.”
The Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote, “some at the [Defense] Department had genuine concerns, counseling caution, that President Trump might give an illegal order to use the military in support of his efforts to overturn the election.”
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