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On his first day back in office, Trump pardoned the people who attacked the Capitol to stop the certification of an election he lost. Not a few disputed cases — sweeping clemency for most January 6 defendants, sentence commutations for 14 others, and orders to dismiss pending cases and release prisoners immediately. Let that sink in. People who beat cops, smashed windows, and tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power got pardoned. On day one. Before he did anything else. ...

In 2005, Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic telling Billy Bush exactly who he is. “I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ’em by the pussy. You can do anything.” That’s not gossip. That’s not a rumor. That’s him, on tape, in his own voice, bragging about sexual assault. He apologized for it in 2016 — called it “locker room talk.” Then later tried to claim the tape was fake. Access Hollywood went on air to set the record straight: “The tape is very real. He said every one of those words.” ...