The Trump Infallibility Doctrine

The president cannot fail — he can only be failed

The Atlantic
Nov 5 · 7 min read
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By Adam Serwer

William Barr was outraged about the special-counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

The claim that President Donald Trump could have obstructed justice by conducting official acts, such as firing the FBI director, was “fatally…

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