Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Justice to investigate ActBlue, the leading fundraising platform used by Democrats. This follows a series of executive orders aimed at changing voting rules to disadvantage Democrats, seizing control of interpreting and enforcing federal election law and targeting lawyers and law firms that have represented his political opponents.

Less than 100 days into his new term, Trump is already weaponizing the federal government to prevent his opponents from mounting effective political campaigns. And this is only one part of his broader plan to weaken American democracy…

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