Our regular Friday guest, former US Attorney Jim Santelle, has been holding community discussions about the risks to American democracy in an age where politicians are finding less resistance to abusing the powers given to them by voters. Also: Mark Jacob has a look at one troubling pick for the Trump Team: an IRS commissioner eager to cut taxes for billionaires and remove ways to punish wealthy tax cheats.

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