George W Bush’s impunity led to Trump’s lawlessness | Kenneth Roth

Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, stated that the reluctance of administrations following George W. Bush to prosecute Bush-era torture and detention practices enabled Donald Trump's recent lawless policies. This stance implies that a failure to hold past administrations accountable for actions taken in response to the September 11 attacks has contributed to a precedent for unchecked executive power.