A Former Trump Official Is Barred From Leaving South Korea and Warns of a "Rising Dictatorship"

Morse Tan, a former Trump administration official, has been blocked from leaving South Korea while he faces a defamation case over incendiary remarks about the country's president. Tan says the prosecution is political and describes the government as a "rising dictatorship" that is criminalizing criticism. South Korean law treats defamation as a criminal matter even when the statements are true, a provision long criticized by press-freedom groups.