Fox News anchor Sean Hannity asked Donald Trump in front of a studio audience in December to guarantee he would not abuse his power or seek retribution if he was re-elected this year.
Trump nodded and replied: “Except for day one.” The audience laughed.
Trump is obviously joking. The image of being a dictator for a single day is absurd – after all, a despot tends to rule for a lifetime.
But Trump has hinted that he will use the Department of Justice to persecute his political adversaries and install