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George Washington knew when it was time to go, unlike Trump, because the founders worried about the judgment of history

  • Written by Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino
George Washington knew when it was time to go, unlike Trump, because the founders worried about the judgment of historyGeorge Washington, hand on the Bible, at his inauguration in 1789 as the first president of the U.S.MPI / Stringer/Archive photos, Getty Images

Donald Trump’s new indictment by a grand jury in Washington, D.C., for crimes related to his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, counts as another blow to his reputation.

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