He purged independent watchdogs across the government who investigate corruption and abuse. He stacked the most powerful offices with personal loyalists and then called on those same loyalists to investigate and prosecute his opponents. He's undermined the freedom of the press. He's retaliated against lawyers who have opposed him in court. He's defied and threatened federal judges. And he's given massive and unaccountable power to the richest man in the world who spent $300 million to elect him president of the United States. (01:31–01:33)
CLAIM
Asserts that the president has taken actions to weaken press freedom.
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