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How the indictment of Donald Trump is a 'strange and different' event for America, according to political scientists

  • Written by James D. Long, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Washington
imageIt was big news when a grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump.Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images

The indictment of a former president of the United States, Donald Trump, is history happening in real time. The Conversation asked political scientists James D. Long and Victor Menaldo, both at the University of Washington, to help readers...

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