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'I'm not a traitor, you are!' Political argument from the Founding Fathers to today's partisans

  • Written by Jeffrey Selinger, Associate Professor of Government, Bowdoin College
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President Trump is working with the Russians to enrich himself. The Republican Party is shielding him from accountability.

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