Rep. Adam Schiff, also on the committee, received the same treatment. So did White House lawyer Don McGahn, and at least eight journalists who cover national security, including CNN’s Barbara Starr. “The politicization of the Department and the attacks on the rule of law are among the most dangerous assaults on our democracy carried by the former President,” Schiff stated.
Swalwell and Schiff, both California Democrats, are right. The context and apparent motive for this clandestine action line up more with autocratic than with democratic history.
Authoritarian leaders organize governance…
