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NIGERIA PERSPECTIVE
TRUMP FIRES ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI: POWER DEVOURS ITS OWN LOYALISTS
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DOMINANT ANGLE
A normal presidential reshuffle seen from a system where it is the norm
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
ANALYSIS
Lagos reports the firing with an accent on the replacement: Trump names an interim attorney general who is even more loyal. Nigeria, where attorneys general are notoriously subject to executive power, sees nothing unusual — and that is precisely what is concerning. What shocks Europe is normal for Lagos.
KEY POINTS
- Vanguard reports without moral reaction — appointing a loyal figure to the DOJ is not shocking
- In Nigeria the president appoints the attorney general — Trump's gesture is familiar
- The discrepancy is between America and the image America projects of itself
COGNITIVE BIASES IDENTIFIED
Normalization of presidential power over justice — what shocks Europe is the norm
Absence of moralizing: facts matter more than principles
Latent frustration with American double standards
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