Jefferson Davis Wasn’t Tried, Why It Matters In Trump Case
Season 2023
Episode 6113
About the Episode
Donald Trump made history as the first U.S. president to be criminally indicted. But he is not the first ex-president to undergo prosecution. In her latest piece for The New Yorker, Jill Lepore argues that the failure of the American government to prosecute Jefferson Davis, former president of the Confederacy, more than 150 years ago, could hold lessons for America as Trump awaits
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