It all came to a head on December 7, when Trump, over the course of just a few hours, made what were arguably three of the most consequential decisions of his presidency. He resolved, at last, to fire the White House chief of staff and to make sure he did not get another one who would try to restrain him. He named a new attorney general he expected to serve, finally, as his Roy Cohn, protecting him from federal investigators and going after his political enemies. And he selected a new commander of the American military he hoped would end the resistance at the Pentagon and put the armed forces
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