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The January 6th committee has hobbled Donald Trump

But it has not blocked his return to the White House

America should count itself lucky that Donald Trump tried so hard to overturn the election of 2020. That is the biggest obstacle—though far from an insurmountable one—standing between him and a return to power.

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