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Can Donald Trump Escape Jack Smith and Find Redemption Thanks to Ben Franklin and a Beheaded King Charles I?

A remark from the author of ‘Poor Richard’s Almanack’ could well sway the Supreme Court on the crucial issue of immunity.

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Joseph-Siffred Duplessis: 'Benjamin Franklin,' detail. Circa 1785. Via Wikimedia Commons
A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

Would Benjamin Franklin, newly portrayed in an Apple TV + series, support President Trump’s claim of absolute immunity as constitutionally sound or denounce it as a recipe for tyranny? Could the fate of a beheaded king foreshadow the decapitation of Mr. Trump’s political career — and cost him his liberty?

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A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

Mr. Hoffman is an associate editor of the Sun, where he covers politics and culture. He holds a PhD from Harvard and a law degree from Stanford.

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