The core of Mr. Trump’s dissatisfaction with the attorney general was apparently her failure to serve his need for revenge against his enemies.

The core of Mr. Trump’s dissatisfaction with the attorney general was apparently her failure to serve his need for revenge against his enemies.

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“Who won the 2020 election?” is the question that Trump’s nominees to the federal bench each refuse to answer in the same exact way.