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Donald Trump could threaten U.S. rule of law, scholars say

This is how authoritarianism starts, with a president who does not respect the judiciary… You can criticize the judicial system, you can criticize individual cases, you can criticize individual judges. But the president has to be clear that the law is the law and that he enforces the law. That is his constitutional obligation.

— David Post, a retired law professor who now writes for the Volokh Conspiracy (Donald Trump could threaten U.S. Rule of Law, Scholars Say)

Andrew Villeneuve

Andrew Villeneuve is the founder and executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute, as well as the founder of NPI's sibling, the Northwest Progressive Foundation. He has worked to advance progressive causes for over two decades as a strategist, speaker, author, and organizer. Andrew is also a cybersecurity expert, a veteran facilitator, a delegate to the Washington State Democratic Central Committee, and a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps.

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