German Ambassador to Washington Andreas Michaelis believes that under Donald Trump’s presidency, American law enforcement and media will lose their independence and large technology companies may join the government. He was quoted as saying by Reuters, citing a document obtained by the agency. Reuters.
The document states that the White House’s president-elect’s plans for a second term will lead to “a revision of the constitutional order.” Michaelis argues that the maximum concentration of power in the hands of the president is expected to be to the detriment of Congress and the federal states.”
“Fundamental democratic principles and the system of checks and balances will be significantly weakened,” he said.
The ambassador added that the legislature, law enforcement agencies and the media would be deprived of their independence. According to him, these institutions will be used as a policy tool.
Before this, Russian Vice President Yuri Ushakov said the following at Trump’s inauguration ceremony: won’t happen Representatives of Russia.
Peskov had previously said: explained About the lack of details regarding negotiations between Putin and Trump.
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Source: Gazeta
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