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David Cay Johnston: Donald Trump is Dismantling Democracy

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David Cay Johnston's latest book is titled "It’s Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration Is Doing to America." (Photo: Bonk Johnston)

In “It’s Even Worse Than You Think” David Cay Johnston chronicles the unprecedented actions — many covert — that President Trump has taken to upend the structures of American government. Johnston argues that the administration’s attempts to alter federal policies, from immigration to education, threaten modern democracy. Johnston joins us to discuss the potential long-term effects of Trump’s presidency.

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David Cay Johnston, author, “It’s Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration Is Doing to America”; tax professor, Syracuse University College of Law

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