Trump, Barrett, and the Rule of Law

The Fragility of Conservatism in a Populist Era

Jan 10, 2025

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Donald Trump’s legal woes resemble nothing so much as a Shakespearean farce—minus the poetry, the wit, and sadly the catharsis. What we have instead is a modern-day Michael Scott, fumbling through a legal landscape as unforgiving as it is bemusing. Donald J. Trump, who, in a moment of questionable judgment, decided that an NDA payment during an election…

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