Marty Baron

You can see that, of course, in his attacks on law firms, law firms that have represented individuals and institutions that were opposed to him, seeking to bar them from access to federal government buildings, seeking to deny them any contracts with the federal government, basically punish them in every conceivable way. way, and really he's seeking to destroy those law firms.

The same applies to universities, first with Columbia University, and then now with Harvard, of course. You can see that he's applying all of the, not just threats, but actually use of force and denying billions of dollars in grants to Harvard in an effort to force them to submit to his wishes. So that's what's happening. It's qualitatively different from what we've seen before.

The same applies to universities, first with Columbia University, and then now with Harvard, of course. You can see that he's applying all of the, not just threats, but actually use of force and denying billions of dollars in grants to Harvard in an effort to force them to submit to his wishes. So that's what's happening. It's qualitatively different from what we've seen before.

The same applies to universities, first with Columbia University, and then now with Harvard, of course. You can see that he's applying all of the, not just threats, but actually use of force and denying billions of dollars in grants to Harvard in an effort to force them to submit to his wishes. So that's what's happening. It's qualitatively different from what we've seen before.

And of course, the federal government has enormous power and Trump is exercising that power. Actually, not just exercising it, he's abusing it.

And of course, the federal government has enormous power and Trump is exercising that power. Actually, not just exercising it, he's abusing it.

And of course, the federal government has enormous power and Trump is exercising that power. Actually, not just exercising it, he's abusing it.

Well, I don't know if it was more robust. Certainly in the case of The Washington Post, they resisted, and I wish that Jeff Bezos would do the same. As I said, I think the news department continues to operate independently, and it's doing a great job, admirable job, of investigating what's happening in this administration.

Well, I don't know if it was more robust. Certainly in the case of The Washington Post, they resisted, and I wish that Jeff Bezos would do the same. As I said, I think the news department continues to operate independently, and it's doing a great job, admirable job, of investigating what's happening in this administration.

Well, I don't know if it was more robust. Certainly in the case of The Washington Post, they resisted, and I wish that Jeff Bezos would do the same. As I said, I think the news department continues to operate independently, and it's doing a great job, admirable job, of investigating what's happening in this administration.

And yet he has sought to repair his relationship with Trump by doing all sorts of things, the first one being killing an endorsement of Kamala Harris, and then

And yet he has sought to repair his relationship with Trump by doing all sorts of things, the first one being killing an endorsement of Kamala Harris, and then

And yet he has sought to repair his relationship with Trump by doing all sorts of things, the first one being killing an endorsement of Kamala Harris, and then

Of course, donating to the inauguration, preparing at the inauguration, Amazon agreeing to a contract to buy the rights to a Melania Trump documentary about her own life for an extraordinary sum of money, and then Amazon agreeing to buy the rights to The Apprentice. I think what's different now is, well, you don't have a Congress that's doing its job.

Of course, donating to the inauguration, preparing at the inauguration, Amazon agreeing to a contract to buy the rights to a Melania Trump documentary about her own life for an extraordinary sum of money, and then Amazon agreeing to buy the rights to The Apprentice. I think what's different now is, well, you don't have a Congress that's doing its job.

Of course, donating to the inauguration, preparing at the inauguration, Amazon agreeing to a contract to buy the rights to a Melania Trump documentary about her own life for an extraordinary sum of money, and then Amazon agreeing to buy the rights to The Apprentice. I think what's different now is, well, you don't have a Congress that's doing its job.

I mean, at the time of Watergate, you actually had some confidence that the other pillars of government would stand up. would hold up. And in the case of Watergate, you had a Congress that conducted an investigation that obtained internal tapes, and that made all the difference in the world.

I mean, at the time of Watergate, you actually had some confidence that the other pillars of government would stand up. would hold up. And in the case of Watergate, you had a Congress that conducted an investigation that obtained internal tapes, and that made all the difference in the world.

I mean, at the time of Watergate, you actually had some confidence that the other pillars of government would stand up. would hold up. And in the case of Watergate, you had a Congress that conducted an investigation that obtained internal tapes, and that made all the difference in the world.

And now you have a president who has control of both houses of Congress, and you have a Congress, a Republican Party, that is completely servile.