the trick is to spend 30 years stacking the courts with charlatans who value the political project above all else, and to have a congress full of complete losers with no self respect or desire for public service
Working to dramatically alter the courts and protect criminal presidents from consequences since 1973. Notice what very-recent document they're behind, having "2025" in the title. Take a look over the "positions" section, too.
I don't want to overstate the situation, but this organization is pretty close to being the most-apt answer to "why can't we have nice things?"
The rot started with the Business Plot, it's just that WW2 beat fascism back for a generation and they couldn't functionally regroup until Nixon's time.