Late last month, the man’s stepmother, #KimberlySullivan, 57, was arraigned in Waterbury Superior Court. She has been charged w/ #kidnapping, #assault, #cruelty, unlawful #restraint & reckless #endangerment. If convicted of all charges, she could serve the rest of her life in prison.…She pleaded not guilty.

“He got away with it. So he expects, reasonably, that he can do it again.”

#Trump & his allies are using their drive to slash the size of the federal work force to break the bonds of #restraint. To do so, they are deploying a strategy of #intimidation, #punishment & #coercion. They have silenced #watchdog agencies, discharged prosecutors, forced resignations & dismissed government officials whose job it was to maintain #ethical standards.