As Trump is indicted for the Mar-a-Lago documents, Jennifer Taub, the white-collar crime expert, explores the explosive charges, the upcoming trial, and the other prosecutions looming over the 45th president.
2024 presidential election
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In the 2024 Republican Presidential Contest, Watch the “Wine Track”
Democrats are used to candidates who draw mainly from the college-educated, but now there’s a GOP version of the brie-and-Chablis contest, and the entrants just might knock off Trump, even if the ex-president is buoyed by a loyal blue-collar base.
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Ron DeSantis’s Moderate Sabbatical Year
In his first months as Florida’s governor, DeSantis actually governed as an inclusive center-right politician before becoming a crazed culture warrior. What does this mean for his 2024 bid?
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Biden Should Not Cave to the Republican Hostage-Takers
Asserting the power to nullify the debt limit by using the 14th Amendment power or minting a trillion-dollar coin must be kept on the table.
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Ron DeSantis is Not a Competent Governor
Republicans looking for a Donald Trump who can get things done will find the Floridian is just another performative pol who picks fights and doesn’t understand public policy.
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After That Awful CNN Trump Town Hall, Liberals Gloat at Their Peril
CNN gave the former president a MAGA gladiator ring where he could grunt, dominate, and lie. The circus showed he’s learned more since 2020 than the mainstream media has.
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If I Were Trump’s Lawyers After Losing the Assault and Defamation Case, I’d Be Very Concerned
The former president was found liable, and it’s his third legal defeat as he awaits the wrath of prosecutors from D.C. to Florida. Legal scholar Jennifer Taub discusses Trump’s road from here.
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Memo to the Media: You Are Not Obligated to Cover a Crackpot Like Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Despite what Mark Halperin and Andrew Sullivan say, the conspiracist isn’t a serious protest candidate.
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The Debt Ceiling, Austerity, and the Economic Challenges Haunting President Biden’s Reelection Bid
If the GOP forces a historic default or massive budget cuts, all bets are off for a soft landing—or Democrats keeping the White House.
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Despite Age, Inflation Biden Is (Probably) Going to Win
Most incumbent presidents get reelected. Here’s why the octogenarian in the White House is very unlikely to be an exception.
