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Day Five: A Guide to Opening Arguments
The prosecution narrative begins with the 2015 “Trump Tower Conspiracy”.
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Stopping the Orange Monster
As the trial opens, Ron Rosenbaum on why the evil of Hitler and Trump cannot be explained by ‘malignant narcissism.’
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Day Four: Judge Tells Ex-President to Sit Down
If Trump decides to testify, he’ll likely have a lot of lies beyond this case to answer for
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Surviving Biden's Brain Freezes
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Day Four: Judge Tells Ex-President to Sit Down
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Phew! Biden Nails It
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Stopping the Orange Monster
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Can Taylor Swift Save the Republic?
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Trump in the Dock: It's On, Baby
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Day Three: We Have a Jury
The challenge of "notarizing Trump's tongue" and other adventures in voir dire
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Day Two: It Isn't Easy Being Orange
Jury selection is often the most important part of any trial
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On Day One, Judge Merchan Sets the Tone
Before jury selection, we learned a lot about the contours of the case
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The Death of the New Jersey Machine
It took a while, but the bossism of my Chicago youth and current home is finally done
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Make Trump Pick Up Trash
That’s the right penalty when he violates the gag order
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Trump in the Dock: It's On, Baby
Judge Merchan scuttles Trump’s final bid for delay
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Stormy Weather Ahead for Trump
A New York judge increases the odds of conviction
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Phew! Biden Nails It
The president didn’t just clear the senility bar, he demolished it.
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Watching LBJ Quit in 1968
Ruminating with Tom Johnson, witness to history.
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