Donald Trump’s first term as president saw a significant shift towards authoritarianism, bolstered by the appointment of three hand-picked justices to the Supreme Court. These appointments resulted in an ideological to the extreme right. On July 1st, 2024, the Court granted Trump immunity from various crimes. This page explores the profound impact of these developments on American democracy.

What have we become as a nation when this ex-president, who is the epitome of a con man, can overtake an entire political party? Most of the Republicans who met with Trump were also there in 2021. What moral sense do they have to go along with a fraudster, liar, thief, and criminal conspirator who probably should be in jail?