Trump Is Using This Dictator Tactic — and Everyone Is Missing It

You don't need to win the case when the raid, the indictment, the legal bills, and the public humiliation have already delivered the message to everyone else…

Jun 12, 2026

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Earlier this week, a Cable TV host did an extended rant about how many cases Trump has lost in court, arguing that “these guys are really bad at what they do” or words to that effect. I beg to differ: they know exactly what they’re doing, and getting convictions to imprison protesters isn’t (yet — they haven’t yet finished building out their network of …

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A guest post by

Thom Hartmann

NY Times bestselling author 34 books in 17 languages & nation's #1 progressive radio host. Psychotherapist, international relief worker. Politics, history, spirituality, psychology, science, anthropology, pre-history, culture, and the natural world.