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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

From ‘lock her up’ to ‘defund the FBI’: How Trump and the GOP changed course on prosecuting political figures

REUTERS

Throughout his presidential campaigns, and even after he took the White House, the crowds at Donald Trump’s rallies reverberated with a familiar refrain: “Lock her up!”

The chants, embraced and encouraged by Mr Trump and his allies, demanded the imprisonment of his then-political opponent, Hillary Clinton. Years later, the Republican party has an altogether different view on the prosecution of political figures.

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