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Kash Patel's threat to the rule of law
The Philippine Star
|December 04, 2024
The perfect expression of the authoritarian approach to the rule of law comes from a former Peruvian president, Oscar Benavides: "For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law."
The truly corrupted legal system combines impunity for the ruling class with punitive repression of political dissent.
When Jack Smith moved to dismiss his federal cases against Donald Trump, that clearly signaled Trump's impunity. It was a representation of the adage that might makes right. He won, so he now enjoys a privilege from prosecution.
The selection of Kash Patel to lead the FBI—a move that would require firing or forcing the resignation of Christopher Wray, the current FBI director, well before the end of his 10-year term—demonstrates Trump's commitment to repression and revenge.
Patel is the ultimate Trump loyalist. I strongly recommend reading Elaina Plott Calabro's profile of Patel in
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