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Jan 2024
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How the Journalist John Nichols Became A...

WNYC STUDIOS AND THE NEW YORKER
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The Wisconsin-based Nation reporter was not at the Capitol when it was attacked. That hasn’t stopped Donald Trump’s attorneys from holding him responsible. 
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