Fact check: it is not really the case that Trump hasn't used his power to punish critics before? Also note: McLaughlin would have been interviewed in CIA leak case where Dick Cheney used his power to punish critics in far more risky ways.https://twitter.com/jmclaughlinSAIS/status/1030079536153731072 …
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Replying to @bungdan
Yeah, but that wasn't about criticism, but about impeding an investigation. Lots of relatively nameless bureaucrats in various agencies, especially EPA and NASA, though? They were fired for being critics.
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Replying to @emptywheel
Ah, I get the distinction now. (Though I guess it all sends the same message - "do my bidding or I will find a way to punish you.")
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