This effort to go after the press, talk about the libel law is part of a broader effort within the administration that is -- let's say, with Steve Bannon, to undermine the institutions of democracy.
David Gergen analyzes the Trump administration's actions against the press as part of a larger strategy to undermine democratic institutions.
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I think the main thing is to represent the President around the world.
I think this the very idea that in 2024, we may have two men running against each other Biden and Trump, who would both be in their 80s if elected, that it too is enough to say, well, what are we doing here?
I think, basically, this is about power. I think he wants to cripple Joe Biden before he ever gets started.
I think what we're seeing is the Aguero story just underscores how vital it is that we have a National Commission to investigate what happened on January 6th, and we cleared the air on it.
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