The Washington Roundtable’s 2025 in Review
Despite widespread expectations that Donald Trump’s second term would be chaotic, the speed, scale, and institutional collapse in response to his authoritarian actions have stunned even seasoned observers. The panel reflects on how elite institutions—law firms, universities, Congress, the
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