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A sex scandal that’s boring the public − and a judge forced to keep Trump focused

  • Written by David E. Clementson, Associate Professor, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia
imageDonald Trump, with his lawyers, talks to the press pool outside a Manhattan criminal courtroom during his hush-money trial on May 3, 2024. Mark Peterson - Pool/Getty Images

John E. Jones III is the president of Dickinson College and a retired federal judge appointed by President George W. Bush. David E. Clementson is a scholar of political...

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