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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Robert Reich

Trump is undermining the entire US judicial system with another big lie

‘The possibility that Trump’s threats might silence potential witnesses, or that his rants might intimidate jurors, prosecutors, and judges, cannot be dismissed.’
‘The possibility that Trump’s threats might silence potential witnesses, or that his rants might intimidate jurors, prosecutors, and judges, cannot be dismissed.’ Photograph: Charlie Neibergall/AP

Not content with trying to destroy America’s trust in the US election system with his big lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, Donald Trump is now trying to destroy America’s trust in the US judicial system with another big lie.

The second big lie is that judges, prosecutors, witnesses and juries are corruptly prosecuting Trump as a means of keeping him from being re-elected.

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