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The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Steve Schmidt explains Donald Trump’s plan to destroy democracy

The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Steve Schmidt

News, Politics, Government

4.8784 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Steve Schmidt reacts to the Washington Post article detailing Donald Trump’s plan to tear down American institutions if he wins the presidential election in 2024. To become a The Warning Premium Member with access to premium content visit: https://thewarning.supercast.com/ Subscribe for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveSchmidtSES Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/

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0:00.0

This weekend, there is an extremely chilling story in the Washington Post.

0:09.3

It is imperative that you read it, comprehended, and share it.

0:16.2

There has never been paragraphs like this written in a major American newspaper descriptively.

0:24.1

After eight long years, this is the practice of journalism.

0:30.7

There are no qualifications, just straight factual reporting about what it is that Donald Trump seeks to do.

0:41.5

I'm going to read directly from the story.

0:45.1

Donald Trump and his allies have begun mapping out specific plans for using the federal

0:52.0

government to punish critics and opponents should he win a second

0:57.2

term. With the former president naming individuals, he wants to investigate or prosecute,

1:05.4

and his associates drafting plans to potentially invoke the Insurrection Act on his first day in office

1:14.0

To allow him to deploy the military against civilian demonstrations.

1:21.4

In private, Trump has told advisors and friends in recent months that he wants the Justice Department to investigate

1:30.2

one-time officials and allies who have become critical of his time in office, including

1:37.4

his former Chief of Staff, John Kelly, and former Attorney General William Barr, as well as his ex-attorney Ty Cobb, and former Joint

1:48.0

Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark A. Milley, according to people who have talked to him,

1:55.0

who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private conversations. Trump has also talked to prosecuting

2:04.4

officials at the FBI and Justice Department, a person familiar with the matter said. In public,

2:12.3

Trump has vowed to appoint a special prosecutor to go after President Biden and his family. The former president

2:21.0

has frequently made corruption accusations against them that are not supported by available

2:28.0

evidence to facilitate Trump's ability to direct Justice Department actions. His associates have been drafting

2:35.8

plans to dispense with 50 years of policy and practice intended to shield criminal prosecutions

2:44.8

from political considerations. Critics have called such ideas dangerous and unconstitutional.

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