🔵 Trump Learned Every Lesson From the Roy Cohn Playbook, Except the Most Important One

Politics

Twice impeached, convicted on 34 felony counts, indicted in two federal criminal courts, on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars in civil penalties: Former President Donald J. Trump has a long-standing, intimate relationship with the law—a personal, close-up view of the American justice system spanning 50 years and thousands of lawsuits. Trump’s dealings with the law also include a pattern and practice of distorting that system for his own benefit, and to the detriment of anyone who stands in his way. It’s unlikely we’ll see any resolution to the various cases pending against Trump before November’s election, but we don’t have to wait for Jack Smith to address a jury in Washington to understand how ...

Slate     Sep 04, 2024