“…Another major thematic concern-generally integrated with othersrelates to the corruption of democratic norms of civility, fairness, reciprocity, and, importantly, outright process corruption (Foa & Mounk, 2021;Gidengil et al, 2022;Kingzette et al, 2021;Sabato et al, 2021). Yet another literature focuses on the corrupting influence of specific individuals (Ben-Ghiat, 2020; Patapan, 2022); in the American context, this has been dominated by profiles of former President Trump (e.g., Woodward & Costa, 2021).…”