The Authoritarian Playbook for 2025

How an authoritarian president will dismantle our democracy and what we can do to protect it

JANUARY 2024

A REPORT BY UNITED TO PROTECT DEMOCRACY

In this Report

Executive Summary
Introduction

What We Can Expect

Pardons to License Lawbreaking
Directing Investigations Against Critics and Rivals
Regulatory Retaliation
Federal Law Enforcement Overreach
Domestic Deployment of the Military
The Autocrat Won’t Leave

What Worked Last Time
Recommendations

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