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Why the Oscars is apologising to a Native American activist
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PM ‘not working’ on holiday
PM ‘not working’ on holiday
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Truss may stop £400 energy grant
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UK approves dual Covid jab
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Next Tory leader odds and polls: who will replace Boris Johnson?
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Pros and cons: prosecuting Trump
Pro: nobody is above the law
Pro: nobody is above the law
“For some, the decision to prosecute is easy; no one is above the law, including Donald Trump”, said Elaine Kamarck on the Washington-based Brookings …
Con: making Trump a martyr
Con: making Trump a martyr
Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Dave Aronberg, the state attorney for Palm Beach, the location of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, said he believ…
Pro: putting evidence first
Pro: putting evidence first
The decision to prosecute Trump should be based on evidence, not its social ramifications, Jonathan Turley, a conservative law professor at George Was…
Con: exacerbating divisions in US
Con: exacerbating divisions in US
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