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Meet the January 6 Cop Assaulters Our President Calls “Hostages”

The Fraternal Order of Police, which endorsed Trump, belatedly condemned the decision long after their dissent might have mattered.

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Jan 22, 2025
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by Timothy Noah

Trump supporters attack police as they storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021
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In September 2024, the Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police organization in the United States, endorsed Donald Trump for president. Even at the time, this was a dumb move, given Trump’s felony conviction four months earlier and his stated intent to use the criminal justice system to prosecute Kamala Ha…

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