The New York Times’ editorial board has found a dangerous, “authoritarian” threat to the republic: investigating a politician. Readers may remember a different approach The Times’ editorial board took when the politician was Donald Trump.
“Trump Is Turning to an Old Tool of Authoritarian Repression,” headlined an editorial board op-ed Friday, warning in the article’s opening line that “[t]he revocation of a political opponent’s citizenship has long been a tool of authoritarian repression.”