Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracy

![][1] # Neither of these men – US President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin – likes being held accountable by the press. [Contributor/Getty Images][2] by [Konstantin Zhukov][3], _[Indiana University][4]_ ; _[Institute for Humane Studies][5]_ The [FBI search of a Washing...