It started when General Flynn lied to the FBI about talking with the Russians.
It continued with the firing of James Comey at the FBI. Followed by the second in command, Andrew McCabe of the FBI. Followed by their number one counter intelligence expert, Peter Strzok and his girlfriend, Lisa Page.
His first job was to dismantle the FBI and intelligence agencies. His next job was to get rid of all the left-over Republicans, like Reince Priebus, and replace them with generals, in an attempt to control the military. He then moved General John Kelly from Homeland Security to Chief of Staff. He then hired another General to head the Dept of Defense. After General Flynn was forced to leave as National Security Adviser, he began to replace all the open positions with yes-men and yes women.
By the end of his term, he had "acting" secretaries everywhere. He put in John Ratliffe, a lightweight from the House as the DNI, in charge of all the intelligence and born without a backbone.
When General Kelly left as Chief of Staff, after several disputes with the Trump family, he was replaced by another lightweight and yes-man, Mick Mulvaney. Then he discovered a crook from the House, who was a soulmate with his criminal thoughts, Mark Meadows. He then sent Mulvaney to Ireland or some far-off place as an ambassador.
But, by the end of his term, there was no one to stand up to him. He had ass-lickers in every Department of government. Congress was asleep at the wheel as he replaced one position after another in an attempt to find someone that was willing to do the dirty work. One of the prime examples was the Attorney General position. After Jeff Sessions left in a trail of tears, he finally found someone that would protect him and do his dirty work, William Barr.
Congress does not escape responsibility. By the end of his Administration, Donald Trump had weakened every institution of government and was acting dictator of America. Until the election of 2020, when Joe Biden said, "No way!"
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