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Trump Doesn't Want a Trial. He Wants a Farce.

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Charlie Sykes
February 2, 2021∙ Paid

This should be the easiest case any lawyer has ever argued. They only need to point at Rand Paul, say, “What he said,” and sit down.

And they win.

Forty-five GOP senators have already sided with Paul’s (absurd) argument that the entire trial is unconstitutional. The verdict is pre-determined. The trial is rigged. The jury thoroughly tampered with.

It is …

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