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We’ve been following a predictable pattern in this column since Donald Trump lost his bid for a second term in the White House: First, Trump used the levers of the federal government to resist the inevitable, clawing at the Oval Office carpet as reality dragged him out the door. Then, acknowledging Trump’s loss somewhat, his administration rushed to get its last-minute priorities in under-the-wire.