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Robert Reich

The most consequential politics story in the US isn’t the Trump arraignment

The Wisconsin supreme court contest between Janet Protasieicz and Dan Kelly could be crucial to the 2024 presidential election.
The Wisconsin supreme court contest between Janet Protasieicz and Dan Kelly could be crucial to the 2024 presidential election. Photograph: Brian Cahn/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

One of the biggest challenges to the future of American democracy is unfolding this Tuesday, but not in Manhattan. It’s occurring in Wisconsin.

Beyond the fact that no former president has ever faced a criminal indictment, Donald Trump’s arraignment in Manhattan on criminal charges offers little by way of news. An arraignment leading to a criminal trial that takes place months (if not years) from now is a dull technical legal proceeding.

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