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And Trump said the time for “trivial
fights is behind us.” He just didn’t say
which trivial fights he meant.
Protecting the rights of gay, lesbian
and transgender people?
Safeguarding voting rights?
Investigating whether members of the
Trump team had colluded with the
Russians to influence the 2016
presidential election? Or maybe
finally getting him to release his tax
returns, as every other modern
president has done?
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A N D R E W R O S E N T H A L
March 1, 2017 (New York Times, excerpt)