Podcast
The Rachel Maddow Show
It was mentioned as a handbook, and the fifth lesson, 'Remember professional ethics,' was discussed in the context of lawyers potentially losing their licenses for supporting Trump's election subversion efforts.
In historian Tim Snyder's essential little handbook On Tyranny, 20 Lessons from the 20th Century, lesson number five of the 20 is this.
— Episode: MAGA members of Georgia election board a...
Episode: MAGA members of Georgia election board advance ano...
It was mentioned as a handbook, and the fifth lesson, 'Remember professional ethics,' was discussed in the context of lawyers potentially losing their licenses for supporting Trump's election subversion efforts.
In historian Tim Snyder's essential little handbook On Tyranny, 20 Lessons from the 20th Century, lesson number five of the 20 is this.
When political leaders set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become more important.
It's hard to subvert a rule of law state without lawyers or to hold show trials without judges.