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Science History Images / Alamy / Paul Spella ... The Evolution of Trump’s Threat to America
From Russiagate to the insurrection at the Capitol, Trump’s crises followed a clear trajectory.
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Getty / The Atlantic Don’t Move On Just Yet
Could a truth and reconciliation commission help the country heal?
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Anna Moneymaker / The New York Times / ... Nihilism Is Destroying Our Democracy
Enthusiastic enablers of Trump have unmoored themselves from the values that make possible a government by and for the people.
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Universal Images Group / Getty / The Atlantic There Aren’t Serious-Enough Consequences for Those Trying to Break American Democracy
What the president and his lawyers have been attempting to do deserves punishment that will likely never come.
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Bettmann / Drew Angerer / Getty / The ... The Reckless Race to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett Justifies Court Packing
We used to reject court packing as a dangerous game. Now we believe it may be the best way to restore the Court’s legitimacy.
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Drew Angerer / Getty / The Atlantic The Tedium of Trump
No matter how many crazy things happen, the fundamentals are the same: The president is a greedy racist and misogynist who does not understand his job.
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Luke Sharrett / Bloomberg / Getty Trump Is Terrified of Losing
His electoral prospects are slim—and he knows it.
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MANDEL NGAN / AFP /Getty The Revenge of the Never Trumpers
Conservatives who have repudiated the president are an essential part of the coalition that could elect Biden—and reshape American politics for years to come.
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Rian Dundon / Economic Hardship Reporting Project Nothing Can Justify the Attack on Portland
The question of whether these arrests are appropriate has a clear answer—at least in a nation that purports to live under the rule of law.
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Getty / The Atlantic How to Corrupt the Justice Department
Donald Trump has left his successors a playbook.
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Bettmann / Getty / The Atlantic Mazars Is a Victory for Rule of Law
As to Trump’s claim to what his legal team once characterized as “temporary absolute presidential immunity,” the Supreme Court’s answer was simple: No.
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Getty Trump Is Campaigning on a Platform of Abject Failure
The president’s argument for his reelection is not the kind of argument you make if you’ve done a good job.
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Getty / The Atlantic Trump Is Boring Now, and He Can’t Do Anything About It
Season 4 of the Trump show just doesn’t have the zest and sparkle of the previous seasons.
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Getty / The Atlantic Trump Is Exploiting D.C.’s Lack of Statehood
The president’s crackdown in the capital exposes its vulnerability to authoritarianism.
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Oliver Contreras/SIPA/Bloomberg/Getty Three Plausible—And Troubling—Reasons Why Barr Tried to Force Berman Out
Some are worse than others, though none represents what one would like to see from the Department of Justice.
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Getty / The Atlantic Despise Bolton, but Read His Book Anyway
Americans need not validate or vindicate the former national security adviser. But they should acknowledge that his story is worth hearing.
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Shutterstock / The Atlantic Yet Another Week of Trump Failing to Be an Actual Authoritarian
The president attempted to respond to protests with shows of force, and revealed his weakness in the process.
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Debby Wong / Stephen Maturen / Getty / ... The Law-Enforcement Abuses That Don’t Bother Trump
The president believes that those who oppose him should be punished, but that those who support him should be free to do as they please.
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Mike Segar / Reuters Worse Than a Pardon
The decision to drop charges against Michael Flynn implicates the whole justice system.
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The Atlantic / Getty ‘Obamagate’ Is Just Trump’s Latest Effort at Distraction
From the very beginning of his administration, the president has sought to deflect attention from its original sin.
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