President Donald Trump this week claimed the “absolute right” to pardon himself, but he has been steadily consolidating power ever since his surprise election.

International relations expert Stephen Walt compiled a checklist, “10 Ways to Tell if Your President Is a Dictator,” published by Foreign Policy shortly after the 2016 election — and Trump has already accomplished many of those warnings.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/06/trump-now-10-10-president-might-dictator-checklist/