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Trump: A Condensed Symbol

Trump: A Condensed Symbol

Foolish indictment turns the ex-president into what he wants: the Right's 'retribution'

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Mar 31, 2023
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Well, go to sleep in Europe, wake up to discover that a former American president has been indicted. It’s hard to convey how much this depresses me for my country’s future.

It’s not out of love for Trump. I don’t know if he’s truly guilty of any lawbreaking, but we all know that it’s entirely within his character to have done something like this. If Trum…

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