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> Regardless of the outcome of 2024, that's going to his most lasting impact on the country.

No. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capito... This is will be his most lasting impact on the country or maybe https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/donald-trump-says-hes-...

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I kind of agree with both of you. Both this Supreme Court and the insurrection will be the historical legacy of his presidency. But I think over time Mitch McConnell's name will be the one in the history books when talking about the latter years of the Roberts Court.

Maybe also the thing about doing crimes after leaving office and getting charged for them will set a new precedent. Though I think mostly future ex-presidents will just do the speaking tour thing instead of doing crime.

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