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How Trump’s Defenders Will Be Remembered

The president falsely accused a sitting congressman of treason. Why do Republicans stand for this?
Source: Butch Dill / AP

President Donald Trump swore to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution, a document that declares, “Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.”

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