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Why Trump’s Trial Judge Tied Himself Into a Gordian Knot
CASE CLOSED
What a tangled legal mess was weaved around the president-elect.
Shan Wu
Updated
Jan. 13 2025
3:47PM EST
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Published
Jan. 11 2025
12:19PM EST
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