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What Donald Trump’s Indictment Reveals

Win or lose, the charges are an American tragedy.
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A grand jury has reportedly indicted Donald Trump on criminal charges stemming from his role in a hush-money payoff to the porn star Stormy Daniels. This historic event is a tragedy for the American republic not because of what it has revealed about Trump, but because of what it is revealing about us as voters and citizens.

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An American Tragedy

Donald Trump is about to be charged with crimes in New York. I

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