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Imagine the Stormy Daniels Scandal in Any Other Presidency

It’s mind-boggling to think what would have happened had Barack Obama or George W. Bush paid off a porn actress to cover up an alleged affair.
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Editor’s Note: This article is one of 50 in a series about Trump's first two years as president.

Certain phrases, uttered in a moment, become part and parcel of a presidency, particularly when they reveal glimpses of the person occupying the office. “The better angels of our nature,” for instance, helped shape Abraham Lincoln’s legacy as much as “I did not

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