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I've been thinking the same thing--that pardoning the Jan 6 rioters would give Trump his own little army.

I'd like to add Nicaragua to your list of countries whose authoritarian leaders use private militias to do violence and intimidate their enemies. My friend was a political prisoner in Nicaragua and his family was subjected to graffiti, threats and intimidation. Large gangs of motorcycles would come roaring past their house at 2 in the morning. Their house was painted with slogans supporting …