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Trump's penchant for revenge proves unfaltering in string of indictments

By Hayes Brown

Trump's penchant for revenge proves unfaltering in string of indictments

By Hayes Brown

More than any other president before him, Donald Trump has sought to put the “petty” in “petty tyrant.” In the last month, he’s checked several names off his perceived enemies list as the Justice Department has indicted former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James and, most recently, former national security adviser John Bolton.

 

As disturbing as it is to witness the Department of Justice turned against Trump’s critics, the specific allegations being against those critics display either a startling lack of creativity on the part of Trump and his allies or a dedication to parallelism that would usually be relegated to the realm of supervillain gimmicks.

 

This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest column. Read the full column here.

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