Opinion | Donald Trump May Have Begun Losing - The New York Times - 0 views
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Without obvious shared goals, arguably all these different prosecutors, officials and individuals are undertaking an inadvertent deterrence project, keeping alive the bad parts of the recent past and applying pressure on the central players.
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We talk about a “chilling” effect with abortion laws, regulatory action against corporations and certain speech policies; these “work” by exerting pressure, making people skittish and worried about getting caught up in legal trouble.
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post-Jan. 6 prosecutions and the prospect of an indictment in Georgia may be causing people to be less rowdy.
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