A majority of Donald Trump's hand-picked National Security Council came away from his first term warning about his "unhinged," fascist tendencies. They were right.
Yet, that group of people did virtually to work against Trump's reelection bids in 2020 or 2024, even afterhe'd sent his storm troopers into the Capitol to steal an election and hang Mike Pence and others. They, as much as his rabid supporters, deserve the blame for where we are today. They should have been on their 'horses,' waving their lanterns and screaming, "The Fascists are coming." But they remained mostly silent, and some of them, like Bill Barr, said that he would vote for Trump in 2024. They all failed the test of statesmanship. They all failed to live up to their the Constitutional oaths. They failed America and the world. "Silence always favors the oppressor." They, mostly, chose silence.
The Supreme Court in Trump v United States (7/1/24 - before Trump was elected) functionally ceded all congressional power to the President. Ketanji Jackson warned this would happen but it was already planned to happen by the $$$$$ people.
Jackson concluded by saying in her dissent: “The majority of my colleagues seems to have put their trust in our Court's ability to prevent Presidents from becoming Kings through case-by-case application of the indeterminate standards of their new Presidential accountability paradigm. I fear that they are wrong. But, for all our sakes, I hope that they are right.
In the meantime, because the risks (and power) the Court has now assumed are intolerable, unwarranted, and plainly antithetical to bedrock constitutional norms, I dissent.”
Exactly. The six Christian Nationalists on the Supreme Court are to blame for the murder of civilians (I don't care if they're drug runners, they have a right to due process) in boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean, these same six are to blame for harassment and detainment of US citizens by the thugs in the Felon's administration, and they are to blame for the murder of the woman in MN. There's no such thing as Presidential immunity in the Constitution for any actions committed by any President. The only place the Constitution discusses immunity is for Congressional members on the floor of the Senate and House.
Miles, before the election, I kept trying to push this point. These people all spoke up, but nobody really seemed to notice. I’m not sure if it just didn’t get reported accurately, if each comment got reported as a separate incident, if people just brushed it off, if they bought the RINO charges that MAGA through at these people. But I kept that if they had all done a dog and pony show together, come out repeatedly on every media channel they could as a whole group and repeat what they had said about the danger, the deep deep danger of Trump, would this have penetrated? Why can’t they do that now? Why don’t they do that now?
SOME of the media sucks. THE reason I bolted YouTube was its right-leaning bias in 2024. It was OBVIOUS.
I’ve also noticed in 2025 that Ukraine coverage was increasingly negative despite the fact they’ve largely kept the Russian forces on its heels. Even sources I’ve long trusted drifted away.
You are trusting the system, and future judges, to stop a President after he pushes the limits.
Trump is saying:
I do not recognize any real external limits before I act.
When you put them together, you get this: The Court built a system where a President can act first, and the only thing stopping him in the moment is his own self-restraint, exactly the scenario Jackson said was dangerous.
It's unfortunate – and infuriating – that the media paid less attention to those who spoke out against Trump than they did the Trump sycophants. They should be speaking out now, loudly and repeatedly. Frankly, that they are not is cowardly. We simply have got to get these people to stop being afraid of Trump!
Isn’t it odd that the mainstream media, which seems to favor crafting stories in a “both sides” manner, took a complete pass on this? Or were they worried they’d be punished if Trump won again?
The 19 people you listed need to take their privately expressed concerns public and take leadership in the resistance to Trump, et al., in effective ways by using their positional power to act, not merely think.
Where are all these people now? Why aren't they making a fuss? Speaking out? Going on talk shows? Joining together to make a ruckus? Are they going to sit quietly at this point and let the country be destroyed? I'm feeling desperate; apparently they're not.
I appreciate your work, Miles. And what you say is true re: what his cabinet said about him the first time around. But many Americans voted for him anyway. They were not swayed or alarmed by his actions during the first regime. THAT's the problem.
If the President/Executive is meant to be omnipotent as dt/Proj2025 contend, why is it relegated to Article II of the Constitution, Congress being empowered in Article I?
Any sane New Yorker could have told the country how stupid, insane and cruel he was before he was elected to his first term. We have witnessed is malignant narcicism, greed and disregard for others around in up close for decades.
A fellow reader at another Substack account posted that in The ’70s and ’80s, it was a common thing for mothers to warn their daughters to stay clear of Trump Tower.
I saw Trump once at a restaurant around 2000 or 2001. The company I worked for paid for the computer system development team to have a nice dinner out as a reward for successful implementation of a Audit Report and Metric system. I saw him out of the corner of my eye at a table with another man and 2 women. The two men and older women were doing most of the talking. I wish I could remember if the other man was Epstein or the older woman was Ghislaine. What I do remember is there was a very slimy vibe coming from that table.
… betcha he smelled bad enough to ask the waiter for another table.
Since you mentioned it, corporate America has apparently had a pedo problem for DECADES. Look up “The Oakland County Child Killer”, “Fox Island, Michigan”, “The Boys Town Pedophile Ring”, and “The DC Congress Page Case”.
I actually moved to from Wisconsin to Rockland County NY in 1984, during the heyday of his corrupt practice of non-paying the small to mid-size contractors he hired and 7 years before his 1st bankruptcy. He managed to bankrupt 3 casinos in 2 years. How inept do you have to be to bankrupt a casino where business practices are put in place to ensure the house always wins?
I continually ask Miles Taylor WHY he decided to work for Chump. WHAT ARE OUR ALPHABETS HIDING??? Hmmm … could it be … that … agents are in The Epstein Files?
The reason I’m very highly suspicious of them is because, way back in 1986, the Aussies pulled Trump’s bid for a Sydney casino there, due to “mob ties”.
1986. Let that swirl around your head awhile.
2016: Comey goes after Clinton. Twice. Not Trump. Yes, that was after the “pussy tape”. Did Comey think THAT would sink Chump? Why not deliver the death blow while he could and fully expose Chump’s Russian connections? All that makes ZERO sense.
This whole Trump thing stinks to high heaven. NO WAY are people this dumb or uniformed.
Well Trump is mobbed up and Putin's puppet - no doubt about that. None if his business are legitimate. Tish James winning those lawsuits against his scam charity and the fraudulent accounting in his real estate business is proof positive of that. I would not doubt that many government officials and employees are in the Epstein files - Democrats and Republicans. I am not saying they all participated in the abuse and rape but we must identify those that did or knew about it without reporting it to rhe full extent of the law. We just have to keep fighting to get all rhe documents released. It will take time but we shouldn't give up.
I'm not sure what happened with Comey. Maybe his life is those of his family was threatened. Criminals like Trump stick together and have their underground networks of low-lifes to inflict pain and death on those whi threaten their survival.
Law enforcement can’t cave to threats, because that’s not law enforcement. If you’re in a position as his, it’s part of the job. That’s why there are deterrents to stop people from even THINKING of threatening them. That’s why I’m afraid too many in our alphabets have betrayed The Constitution. These actors are also political, which also is forbidden.
Yet, that group of people did virtually to work against Trump's reelection bids in 2020 or 2024, even afterhe'd sent his storm troopers into the Capitol to steal an election and hang Mike Pence and others. They, as much as his rabid supporters, deserve the blame for where we are today. They should have been on their 'horses,' waving their lanterns and screaming, "The Fascists are coming." But they remained mostly silent, and some of them, like Bill Barr, said that he would vote for Trump in 2024. They all failed the test of statesmanship. They all failed to live up to their the Constitutional oaths. They failed America and the world. "Silence always favors the oppressor." They, mostly, chose silence.
The Supreme Court in Trump v United States (7/1/24 - before Trump was elected) functionally ceded all congressional power to the President. Ketanji Jackson warned this would happen but it was already planned to happen by the $$$$$ people.
Jackson concluded by saying in her dissent: “The majority of my colleagues seems to have put their trust in our Court's ability to prevent Presidents from becoming Kings through case-by-case application of the indeterminate standards of their new Presidential accountability paradigm. I fear that they are wrong. But, for all our sakes, I hope that they are right.
In the meantime, because the risks (and power) the Court has now assumed are intolerable, unwarranted, and plainly antithetical to bedrock constitutional norms, I dissent.”
Exactly. The six Christian Nationalists on the Supreme Court are to blame for the murder of civilians (I don't care if they're drug runners, they have a right to due process) in boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean, these same six are to blame for harassment and detainment of US citizens by the thugs in the Felon's administration, and they are to blame for the murder of the woman in MN. There's no such thing as Presidential immunity in the Constitution for any actions committed by any President. The only place the Constitution discusses immunity is for Congressional members on the floor of the Senate and House.
Defiance is contagious!
It was uplifting to see the word "defiance" in the headline of the 1/8/26 AP News article on the House vote to extend the health care subsidies:
"House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders"
I can't attach a picture, but here's the link:
https://apnews.com/article/house-democrats-republicans-vote-health-care-subsidies-7d69148c6619a190f8d4abb85a7344b8
Miles, before the election, I kept trying to push this point. These people all spoke up, but nobody really seemed to notice. I’m not sure if it just didn’t get reported accurately, if each comment got reported as a separate incident, if people just brushed it off, if they bought the RINO charges that MAGA through at these people. But I kept that if they had all done a dog and pony show together, come out repeatedly on every media channel they could as a whole group and repeat what they had said about the danger, the deep deep danger of Trump, would this have penetrated? Why can’t they do that now? Why don’t they do that now?
SOME of the media sucks. THE reason I bolted YouTube was its right-leaning bias in 2024. It was OBVIOUS.
I’ve also noticed in 2025 that Ukraine coverage was increasingly negative despite the fact they’ve largely kept the Russian forces on its heels. Even sources I’ve long trusted drifted away.
Justice Jackson warned:
You are trusting the system, and future judges, to stop a President after he pushes the limits.
Trump is saying:
I do not recognize any real external limits before I act.
When you put them together, you get this: The Court built a system where a President can act first, and the only thing stopping him in the moment is his own self-restraint, exactly the scenario Jackson said was dangerous.
It's unfortunate – and infuriating – that the media paid less attention to those who spoke out against Trump than they did the Trump sycophants. They should be speaking out now, loudly and repeatedly. Frankly, that they are not is cowardly. We simply have got to get these people to stop being afraid of Trump!
Isn’t it odd that the mainstream media, which seems to favor crafting stories in a “both sides” manner, took a complete pass on this? Or were they worried they’d be punished if Trump won again?
The 19 people you listed need to take their privately expressed concerns public and take leadership in the resistance to Trump, et al., in effective ways by using their positional power to act, not merely think.
Call the shithead in the WH what it is "HITLER"
I hate each and every time I see the prefix “president” in front of that name. It should be, “Resident”, pew-warmer – anything but that.
Where are all these people now? Why aren't they making a fuss? Speaking out? Going on talk shows? Joining together to make a ruckus? Are they going to sit quietly at this point and let the country be destroyed? I'm feeling desperate; apparently they're not.
Where is our Colonel Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg, our Field Marshall Erwin Rommel?
Symbolically, of course.
Hey, Miles?
I knew that by 1992. The guy’s insane. Or a psychopath.
The Aussies knew this in 1986. They dumped his bid for a Sydney casino due to “mob ties”.
1986!
Is The US just being run by a mafia under the guise “multinational corporations”?
If so, revoke their corporate charters. Starting with tech.
THAT’s HOW SHIT GETS DONE.
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I appreciate your work, Miles. And what you say is true re: what his cabinet said about him the first time around. But many Americans voted for him anyway. They were not swayed or alarmed by his actions during the first regime. THAT's the problem.
… because apparently there are over 70 million bigots in this country and the rest who didn’t vote are too lazy to care.
Too bad not enough people heard them.
Yes it is too bad.
There are interesting civic activities that can be done
Yep, such as destroying the servers at FauxNews.
So much to stew over.
If the President/Executive is meant to be omnipotent as dt/Proj2025 contend, why is it relegated to Article II of the Constitution, Congress being empowered in Article I?
To these apes, no offense to apes, The Constitution is a barrier to their Death March.
Any sane New Yorker could have told the country how stupid, insane and cruel he was before he was elected to his first term. We have witnessed is malignant narcicism, greed and disregard for others around in up close for decades.
A fellow reader at another Substack account posted that in The ’70s and ’80s, it was a common thing for mothers to warn their daughters to stay clear of Trump Tower.
I saw Trump once at a restaurant around 2000 or 2001. The company I worked for paid for the computer system development team to have a nice dinner out as a reward for successful implementation of a Audit Report and Metric system. I saw him out of the corner of my eye at a table with another man and 2 women. The two men and older women were doing most of the talking. I wish I could remember if the other man was Epstein or the older woman was Ghislaine. What I do remember is there was a very slimy vibe coming from that table.
… betcha he smelled bad enough to ask the waiter for another table.
Since you mentioned it, corporate America has apparently had a pedo problem for DECADES. Look up “The Oakland County Child Killer”, “Fox Island, Michigan”, “The Boys Town Pedophile Ring”, and “The DC Congress Page Case”.
Happy rabbit-holing!
I wasn't close enough to smell him but he is as ugly in person as in the media pics.
Pedophilia has been around for centuries. It will never totally disappear but we must all be obsevant and call it out and stop it when we see it.
I actually moved to from Wisconsin to Rockland County NY in 1984, during the heyday of his corrupt practice of non-paying the small to mid-size contractors he hired and 7 years before his 1st bankruptcy. He managed to bankrupt 3 casinos in 2 years. How inept do you have to be to bankrupt a casino where business practices are put in place to ensure the house always wins?
It’s waaay worse than that:
I continually ask Miles Taylor WHY he decided to work for Chump. WHAT ARE OUR ALPHABETS HIDING??? Hmmm … could it be … that … agents are in The Epstein Files?
The reason I’m very highly suspicious of them is because, way back in 1986, the Aussies pulled Trump’s bid for a Sydney casino there, due to “mob ties”.
1986. Let that swirl around your head awhile.
2016: Comey goes after Clinton. Twice. Not Trump. Yes, that was after the “pussy tape”. Did Comey think THAT would sink Chump? Why not deliver the death blow while he could and fully expose Chump’s Russian connections? All that makes ZERO sense.
This whole Trump thing stinks to high heaven. NO WAY are people this dumb or uniformed.
As Dick Van Dyke said months ago,
“Aren’t we being … played?”
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Well Trump is mobbed up and Putin's puppet - no doubt about that. None if his business are legitimate. Tish James winning those lawsuits against his scam charity and the fraudulent accounting in his real estate business is proof positive of that. I would not doubt that many government officials and employees are in the Epstein files - Democrats and Republicans. I am not saying they all participated in the abuse and rape but we must identify those that did or knew about it without reporting it to rhe full extent of the law. We just have to keep fighting to get all rhe documents released. It will take time but we shouldn't give up.
I also fear how many FSB agents are prowling amongst us – online or in public. NO DOUBT Chump is kicking brown folks out … and letting enemies IN.
I'm not sure what happened with Comey. Maybe his life is those of his family was threatened. Criminals like Trump stick together and have their underground networks of low-lifes to inflict pain and death on those whi threaten their survival.
Law enforcement can’t cave to threats, because that’s not law enforcement. If you’re in a position as his, it’s part of the job. That’s why there are deterrents to stop people from even THINKING of threatening them. That’s why I’m afraid too many in our alphabets have betrayed The Constitution. These actors are also political, which also is forbidden.
At least, it USED to be this way.
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