The Price of Non-Prosecution
May 13, 2026
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May 13, 2026
The Price of Non-Prosecution
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<p>Trump’s behavior on social media gets even more unhinged; he continues to target his political opponents with late night posts which fabricate quotes and use AI. Trump calls news coverage of Iranian military victories "virtual TREASON." Trump leaves for China. No progress on opening Strait of Hormuz. Trump continues to use Iran's nuclear capacity as justification for the war, but his own intelligence agencies assessed Iran was not building a nuclear weapon. DOJ wants to settle $10B lawsuit from Trump. Epstein victim during hearing cites Bondi by name re obstruction. Experts- can’t change name of war, reset clock.</p><p></p><p>Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: <a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe" target="_blank">https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe</a></p><p>You can also find me: </p><p>Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson</a></p> <br /><br />Get full access to Letters from an American at <a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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