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Violence as Central Component to American Politics – From One Side

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
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March 4, 2021 10:35 a.m.
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One of the issues we’re focused on in the post-Trump presidency era is the series of developments which have made the threat of political violence a constituent part of American politics in a way it hasn’t been in many decades or perhaps as far back as the 19th century. This is largely due to ex-President Trump. But it involves trends which predated him and ones he began but now have a life of their own. This will be one of the organizing focuses of our coverage for the foreseeable future.

We have a pretty stark example of it actually today.

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