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May 2023
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Ep. 1: The Corruption of Lindsey Graham

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Lindsey Graham was once one of Donald Trump’s fiercest critics—before becoming one of his most important collaborators. His eventual capitulation is really a story about what happened to the whole Republican Party. From The Corruption of Lindsey Graham, authored and read by Will Saletan.

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