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Aug 24, 2025 Trump attacked judges and news outlets while normalizing dictatorship rhetoric Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
Combined attacks on judicial and press independence alongside statements favoring authoritarian rule signaled a broad erosion of democratic discourse.
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- Trump attacks Judge Engoron — Trump attacked Judge Arthur Engoron, who ruled Trump liable for business fraud in 2023 and ordered him to pay approximately $500 million in penalties (later overturned on appeal), baselessly calling him a "highly overturned, CROOKED Judge" and comparing him to New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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Week 32 – 2025-08-23–2025-08-29
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