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Jack Smith’s Final Trump Report Angers Democrats and Republicans — For Very Different Reasons

“This is exactly what we’ve been trying to prevent,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told NOTUS. “The crumbling of our democracy doesn’t happen overnight; it happens by the slow dismantling of critical protections and norms of our democracy, mainly equal treatment under the law.”

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President-elect Donald Trump dances after speaking at an election night watch party. Alex Brandon/AP

By Mark Alfred and Helen Huiskes

January 15, 2025 12:40 p.m.

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