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Legal Perspective

Trump’s Storytelling in Davos

by Brent E. Zepke, Esq.

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Feb 01, 2025
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On Monday, January 20, 2025, at noon Eastern Standard Time, Donald J. Trump was sworn in as President of the United States.

That the time was noon, Eastern Time (9 am on the West Coast), distinguishes it from the final actions taken just a few minutes earlier by then-President Joe Biden, who had set a record of over 8,000 pardons, the last seven of which…

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