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The Indignities of Being a Regular Joe

A dispatch from Manhattan Criminal Court

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Jessica Bennett
Apr 24, 2024
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I’m not sure what I was expecting when I walked into criminal court in downtown Manhattan this week, to hear opening statements in the criminal trial of Donald J. Trump, but somehow it was something a bit more grandiose. This was the most important trial in American political history. Shouldn’t it have looked a bit more impressive than a dingy DMV?

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