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How Donald Trump is sowing distrust in American justice

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress

PRESIDENT TRUMP DELIVERED A fairly traditional mix of barbs and bromides during his 80-minute State of the Union address on Jan. 30, but one seemingly anodyne claim was actually pretty audacious. “For the last year,” Trump declared 22 minutes into the speech, “we have sought to restore the bonds of trust between our citizens and their government.”

In fact, Americans’ trust in their government has plunged during

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