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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

Trump is flaunting his corruption. Is it changing what the US thinks of scandal?

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Donald Trump speaks outside the White House on Friday. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

As the Watergate scandal unfolded, new editions of the Washington Post newspaper were rushed over to the White House at night so Richard Nixon, the president, could brace for each devastating revelation.

Half a century later, Donald Trump does not seem to fear explosive front page headlines or shocking disclosures of malfeasance. Usually because he has written them himself.

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