Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook
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After his arraignment in New York, a weary Donald Trump returned to Mar-a-Lago, where he made a rambling and disjointed statement. (To call it a “speech” would be too generous.) There was almost nothing notable in it, with one dangerous exception: Trump’s obvious attempt to intimidate the judge presiding over his criminal trial.
But first, here are three new stories from The Atlantic.
- The Trump indictment is actually quite damning.
- Ozempic is about to be old news.
- Angel Reese can shine as brightly as she wants.
A Brazen Move
Lawyers are already arguing about the now-unsealed indictment in the Manhattan case against Donald Trump. As a layman, I thought the indictment documents laid before a judge or a jury resolves any of it.
