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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Robert Reich

There will be no civil war over Trump. Here’s why

‘Trump represents nothing other than his own grievance with a system that refused him a second term and is now beginning to hold him accountable.’
‘Trump represents nothing other than his own grievance with a system that refused him a second term and is now beginning to hold him accountable.’ Photograph: Allison Joyce/AFP/Getty Images

The former president of the United States, now running for re-election, assails “the ‘thugs’ from the Department of Injustice”, calls Special Counsel Jack Smith a “deranged lunatic” and casts his prosecutions and his bid for the White House as part of a “final battle” for America.

In a Saturday speech to the Georgia Republican party, Trump characterized the entire American justice system as deployed to prevent him from winning the 2024 election.

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