Things Are '100 Times Worse' than Jan. 6 | The Strategy Session with Special Guest Michael Fanone

 

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Michael Fanone has long warned that the damage of January 6 goes far beyond the riot itself. “I think things are 100 times worse,” he says, pointing to how Trump redirected federal agents away from critical investigations and into showy crackdowns. Rick agrees, noting that these weren’t real policing roles but theatrical deployments that corroded public trust. The flood of troops in D.C. was meant to project control, but Fanone calls it “purely performative.” Crime wasn’t stopped, and what residents felt was occupation, not safety. Even grand juries refused to indict cases riddled with constitutional violations, rejecting prosecutions born of politics instead of justice. Corruption at the top deepened the decay, with Fanone citing Tom Homan’s alleged $50,000 bribe as “really just the tip of the iceberg.” ICE, he argues, has morphed into an agency accountable only to Trump, shielding abusive agents and brutalizing protesters without consequence. That mainstreamed corruption may be even more corrosive than street-level abuses because it signals there’s no justice system left to intervene. Stuart Stevens frames the FCC’s attempt to silence Jimmy Kimmel as authoritarian arrogance, comparing it to Germany’s belief in World War II that they could bomb without being bombed back. Fanone, once drawn to the GOP’s promise of limited government, describes today’s party as “a monopoly on hypocrisy.” The normalization of power unmoored from law. Join the Lincoln Square community on Substack today for unparalleled insights, expert commentary, and news from your favorite pro-democracy voices. Subscribe for free at: https://lincolnsquare.media ---Subscribe to Lincoln Square on YouTube:    / @lincolnsquaremedia   ---Buy official pro-democracy merch and protest gear at the Lincoln Square shop. Use code YOUTUBE for 15% off. Shop here: https://lincolnsquare.shop/discount/Y... --Support independent media and help inform disengaged Americans. Every $10 reaches 1,000 voters with the facts: Donate here via Act Blue: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/lin... ---Stay connected by following Lincoln Square on your (or tolerated) social media platforms: Instagram:   / lincolnsquarehq   Facebook:   / lincolnsquarehq   TikTok: tiktok.com/@resolutesquare Sez Us: https://sez.us/user/lincolnsquarehq?1... BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/lincolnsquar... YouTube: @ResoluteSquare Xitter: https://x.com/LincolnSquareHQ Substack: lincolnsquare.media #January6 #MichaelFanone #StuartStevens #StrategySession #TrumpAdministration #Corruption #DemocracyUnderThreat #LawEnforcement #PoliticalPodcast #FCC #FreeSpeech #MediaCensorship #ICEAbuse #PoliticalTrust #Trump2025

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