President Trump achieves a first!

Impeachment, Mike Pompeo and China. 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But [my new column argues](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRh4htSP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMS8xMy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWltcGVhY2htZW50LW1vcmFsaXR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMTAxMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjU5ODUmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDkyMzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCl_9Upb_X8-I8TFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that we have a long road ahead. Republican House members overwhelmingly stuck with Trump, and a new poll finds that 75 percent of Republican voters continue to approve of Trump’s presidency. As I was writing my column, I had a call with a childhood friend who told me about his “inside information” that Trump is just drawing out his critics so that he can crack down on them and triumphantly begin his second term. When I told him he was completely wrong, he couldn’t believe I could be so poorly informed. All this reminds me of my reporting in the Islamic world after 9/11, when extremist demagogues and madrassas spread word that it was Jews or the C.I.A. who had orchestrated the 9/11 attacks. That miasma of bigotry, lies and conspiracy theories had to be confronted in the original war on terror, and likewise we need to stand up to the “news” ecosystem that spawns a similarly dangerous miasma today. Alex Jones, Sean Hannity and Donald Trump obviously have free speech rights, but I don’t see why advertisers should support them, or platforms or cable television systems should spread their dangerous propaganda. [Here’s my column; please read.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRh4htSP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMS8xMy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWltcGVhY2htZW50LW1vcmFsaXR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMTAxMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjU5ODUmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDkyMzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCl_9Upb_X8-I8TFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRh4htSP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTg3JmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDIxMDExNFcDbnl0Qgpf_VKW_1_PiPExUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRh4htSP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTg5JmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDIxMDExNFcDbnl0Qgpf_VKW_1_PiPExUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRh4htSP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTg4JmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDIxMDExNFcDbnl0Qgpf_VKW_1_PiPExUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Would a Trump Self-Pardon Work? Pundits are debating whether President Trump could pardon himself. It’s a revolting concept, because it places someone against the law as if he were, well, George III. It’s inimical to the concept of equality before the law. But in practice, I think it might succeed. When President Gerald Ford pardoned President Richard Nixon for any crimes he might have committed as president, there was much debate about whether that was possible. Many objected that a person first had to be charged with a crime to be pardoned for it, and that a broad pre-emptive pardon was not possible. But of course the Ford administration did not test the proposition, and now it’s generally accepted that a pre-emptive pardon is feasible. In the same vein, if Trump were to pardon himself, I think it’s unlikely that the Biden administration would try to prosecute him and spend years litigating the issue. So in fact, Trump might get away with it — and then set an unfortunate and dubious precedent for pre-emptive self-pardons. Imagine if D.C. Allowed Open Carry of Guns … One point I make in my new column: We’re all lucky that Washington has strict gun laws. Imagine if thousands of rioters during the storming of the Capitol had carried guns. It would have been much bloodier on both sides. 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But open carry or concealed carry puts everyone on a hair trigger, and can lead to a huge escalation of violence. People sometimes say that it’s too late to regulate firearms in America, since we now probably have more guns than citizens, but Washington shows that there’s still a benefit to reasonable regulations. Mike Pompeo’s Disastrous Denouement Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is smart, well-informed and an awful diplomat. One measure of how he has undermined respect for the United States is that he has canceled his last trip, to Europe, after he couldn’t get even the Luxembourg foreign minister to meet him. Pompeo has just listed Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, to impede efforts by Biden to normalize relations. And one of Pompeo’s last moves will be particularly deadly: In a slap at Iran and a gift to Saudi Arabia, he designated the Houthi authorities in Yemen a terrorist group. I’ve met the Houthis and they are indeed repressive and misogynist (like both Saudi Arabia and Iran). But the designation doesn’t have much practical effect except that it will make famine more likely by complicating efforts to provide humanitarian aid. Yemen is already teetering on the edge of famine, and this may push it over. 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The nightmare would be some strike on Iran in the coming days, creating a fire that Biden has to put out. The China Risks One of the foreign policy risks I worry about is a conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan. It’s low-probability but would be devastating. And I think the dangers are increasing somewhat because of China’s aggressive behavior and Taiwan’s bolder steps, such as issuing new passports that inch toward independence. I’ve lived in both Taiwan and China, and I’m sympathetic to Trump administration steps to support Taiwan — but also concerned that they are taken in a ham-handed way that inflames the situation. If we get this wrong, the result would be catastrophic for everyone. Trump Finally Beats Obama at Something Donald Trump has always felt competitive with Barack Obama, and he finally outdid him at something. The record stands: Trump, 2; Obama, 0 — in impeachments. On the one hand, it’s a satisfying rebuke, but I’m not sure it will do much to change the underlying attitudes in the Republican Party. So that’s why I think we need to learn from the war on terror about how to not only disarm terrorists but also clear out the ecosystem that produces them. [Please read my new column](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRh4htSP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMS8xMy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWltcGVhY2htZW50LW1vcmFsaXR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAyMTAxMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjU5ODUmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDkyMzUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCl_9Upb_X8-I8TFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). 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