Jon Chait lays out how Trump has turned the GOP into an authoritarian party. The arguments made by Trump's legal team in the Senate were appalling on their face. Most Senators didn't really embrace them, but by voting to deny witnesses and acquit Trump, they have effectively sided with the president against the Constitution.
GOP Never Trumpers like Max Boot, Tom Nichols and Rick Wilson are furious at the abandonment of their (now former) party's principles. For years, the GOP was able to pretend that they had ideals beyond the continued control of the levers of power.
What's striking about all this is that both the Democrats and Republicans have largely felt that the other side is wrong in every way possible. For evidence based Republicans, the Democratic criticisms have been borne out in front of their eyes. But for Republicans, every allegation is simply projection or a political tool that works in any given moment.
That cynicism could be the end of our experiment in self-government.
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