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Flat White

Trump in chains

19 August 2022

7:00 AM

19 August 2022

7:00 AM

For all their affectations to equality, republicanism, and the eschewing of class systems, Americans nonetheless respect hierarchical privilege.

No ‘class’ of person inherits hierarchical privilege more than ex-Presidents.

Whatever the team, whatever the battle, immunity from prosecution (or from the ultimate consequences of prosecution) for Presidents, ex-Presidents, and other executive branch members, has long been a trademark of American political culture.

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