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White House whistleblower reveals Trump’s push to 'get rid of the judges'

Trump’s Favorite Sport Is Intimidating RefereesThe Source of the ScandalThe immediate story is simple enough: Trump claimed he called FIFA about Folarin Balogun’s suspension, FIFA then overruled the ban, and the U.S. team still lost. The article uses that sequence to spotlight a larger point from Miles Taylor: Trump does not recognize independent decision-makers as legitimate unless they bend.Who Actually Has PowerThe real power in this story is not in the press cycle and not in the outrage after the fact. It sits with the person who can turn a private complaint into a political pressure…

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