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Trump is every bit the dictator he promised to be

First publishedAug 14, 11:00 UTC
Last updatedAug 14, 13:39 UTC · 11m ago
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<p>It was already one of the most clownish (if sinister) moments in the Trump administration — the Department of Justice actually brought criminal charges against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn for sabotaging the president's big, beautiful reflecting pool. It then dropped them for legal reasons that amounted to: "We screwed up."</p><p>But now we learn that Donald Trump can't let it go.

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<p>It was already one of the most clownish (if sinister) moments in the Trump administration — the Department of Justice actually brought criminal charges against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn for sabotaging the president's big, beautiful reflecting pool. It then dropped them for legal reasons that amounted to: "We screwed up."</p><p>But now we learn that Donald Trump can't let it go. The Wall Street Journal reports that the White House is pressuring the DOJ to revisit the case. Wonder if Todd Blanche will "talk the president out of it." (Just kidding.)</p><p>This is Trump's America.

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<p>It was already one of the most clownish (if sinister) moments in the Trump administration — the Department of Justice actually brought criminal charges against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn for sabotaging the president's big, beautiful reflecting pool. It then dropped them for legal reasons that amounted to: "We screwed up."</p><p>But now we learn that Donald Trump can't let it go.
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