Why the Anti-Trump Lawfare Failed

Look to the self-defeating machinations of Merrick Garland and Jack Smith.

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From left to right: Attorney General Merrick Garland, former president Donald Trump, and special counsel Jack Smith

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Author’s Note: This is the first column in a two-part series. The second column can be found here.

When someone has cheated death by centimeters despite the gunman’s having a clear shot, he’s already had all the luck he could ever hope for. Wholly apart from that, though, Donald Trump has been extraordinarily lucky in his legal enemies.

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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