Trump’s Historic Acquittal

His victory in the electoral and popular votes suggests that the American people concluded he was wrongly charged and deserves a second chance.

AP/Alex Brandon
President Trump, November 6, 2024, at West Palm Beach, Florida. AP/Alex Brandon

President Trump’s triumph Tuesday, as astounding an event as has ever happened in an American election, will be seen as many things — but our first hope is that it will serve as an acquittal by the American people in the legal warfare levied against him by the Democrats these past four years. He won not only the electoral vote but the popular vote, animated by millions who were offended at the violations of due process that Trump has had to face down. 

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