Trump’s Long Con Is Finally Catching Up With Him

OOPS, HE DID IT AGAIN

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The Republican Party has paid a steep price for signing on to his hustle. Now he may be about to pay one, too.

Special Correspondent

Published Mar. 10 2021 4:58AM EST

Toward the end of the 2016 campaign, Michael Wolff reported in Fire and Fury, Donald Trump was talking with Roger Ailes about how perfectly the campaign had gone.

Michael Tomasky

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Trump’s Long Con Is Finally Catching Up With Him

The Republican Party has paid a steep price for signing on to his hustle. Now he may be about to pay one, too.

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Michael Tomasky