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Trump's cruel plan requires him to look like a bumbling fool
The Trial Is the PunishmentPower, Not LawThe source story is about more than failed prosecutions. It is about what happens when state power stops pretending to be neutral and starts behaving like a bludgeon. The institution with real force here is the Trump-aligned Justice Department, backed by the FBI, U.S. attorneys, and the machinery of federal criminal process. The targets are protest organizers, local officials, activists, journalists, and even members of Congress. That imbalance is the whole story.The reporting’s central claim is plain: the point is not conviction. The point is the…
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