Trump's latest lies about Twitter and voter fraud aren't just deranged. They're an *abuse of power.* Trump is threatening retribution to facilitate voter suppression *and* to discourage the sharing of concrete information that could save lives. New piece: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/27/trumps-latest-display-isnt-just-deranged-its-also-an-abuse-power/

People are claiming Trump's threats of retribution against Twitter for fact checking him aren't a big deal, because he won't be able to do anything.

But this misses the point. The *threats themselves* constitute a very real and serious abuse of power:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/27/trumps-latest-display-isnt-just-deranged-its-also-an-abuse-power/

Trump's campaign is signaling that all scrutiny of his lies will be cast as Bias Against Conservatives.

This ref-working goes back years, of course. But now they're claiming the right to lie with impunity about measures that could literally save lives.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/27/trumps-latest-display-isnt-just-deranged-its-also-an-abuse-power/

Final point:

People keep saying Trump's threats won't amount to anything.

But they have *already* worked!

Twitter's fact checks are extremely mild. Many of Trump's most egregious abuses passed with zero action taken. And that continues right now!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/27/trumps-latest-display-isnt-just-deranged-its-also-an-abuse-power/