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George Skelton: Trump's pity party maligns America's real darkest days

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends UFC 302 at Prudential Center on June 01, 2024 in Newark, New Jersey.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- It's sad and scary that so many people can believe anything from Donald Trump's mouth when he contends his felony conviction marked the "darkest day in American history."

Yes, the Trump campaign actually claimed that in a fundraising pitch.

The darkest day ever in America? Really?

Merely because involving a $130,000 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, who said she had extramarital sex with him in 2006. The prosecution contended he feared that if the Lake Tahoe one-night stand became public it would hurt his chances of

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