Former speech writer to President George W. Bush davidfrum has told Sky News President Donald Trump has abused the powers of office to “protect himself as he runs a state of corruption that is unprecedented in American history”.
09/06/2020Former speech writer to President George W. Bush David Frum has told Sky News President Donald Trump has abused the powers of office to “protect himself as he runs a state of corruption that is unprecedented in American history”. “Donald Trump has been running the largest and most corrupt presidency in the modern history of the US”.
In a modern democracy the most important “corrupt power” is not the ability to prosecute the innocent but “the power to protect the guilty”. Mr Frum said the President has achieved this with regard to the “people who know the most” about the alleged relationship between Trump and Russia. “Russia helped him become President, he probably would not be President without the Russia help. “Trump privately and publicly welcomed the help from Russia”. See former George W.
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