A dark assumption seems baked into Donald Trump’s effort to strong-arm foreign leaders into unearthing dirt on Joe Biden—that Trump’s reelection victory is in the nation’s interests, because he and the nation are one and the same.When that is a president’s mindset, schemes that might seem unsavory and possibly impeachable become necessary acts of national service. Legitimate investigations into his behavior become plots against the state. An impeachment inquiry isn’t so much a constitutional process for determining whether a president violated the oath of office than a coup—a crime against country.As Trump tries to preserve his presidency, he’s talking in …read more
Source:: The Atlantic
