1. United States
2. Kan.
3. Letter

President Trump continues his systematic attack on core democratic institutions. He filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over its reporting on Epstein ties. First Amendment experts warn that lawsuits like this aim to intimidate journalists and chill investigative reporting with serious public oversight implications. He has also purged key oversight agencies and government watchdogs. Acting IRS counsel Andrew De Mello was removed after he resisted a plan to share sensitive taxpayer data with ICE without court review. This action violated legal norms. Whistleblowers and experts describe it as a dangerous precedent that turns the tax system into a tool of enforcement, not protection. Independent courts and fair legal proceedings are at risk. ICE has been arresting individuals immediately after their court hearings. Civil rights organizations are suing and describe this policy as a flagrant assault on due process. Legal scholars compare these coordinated attacks on the media, privacy, courts, and oversight to playbooks used by authoritarian regimes throughout history. Fifty years from now history books will judge us by how we responded. Congress must step in now to stop this slide toward authoritarianism. Reject the lawsuit targeting the free press. Restore legal protections for taxpayer privacy. Rein in courthouse arrests. Stand up for due process and the rule of law. The future of American democracy depends on it.