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Gregg Barak

Gregg Barak is an emeritus professor of criminology and criminal justice at Eastern Michigan University and the author of several books on the crimes of the powerful, including Criminology on Trump (2022) and its 2024 sequel, Indicting the 45th President: Boss Trump, the GOP, and What We Can Do About the Threat to American Democracy.

 


 

 


 

US President Donald Trump (L) congratulates Senior Counselor to the President Stephen Bannon during the swearing-in of senior staff in the East Room of the White House on January 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

MAGA returns to a fave fantasy to tune out Trump’s troubles

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at the Dayton International Airport on March 16, 2024 in Vandalia, Ohio. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Profile of a would-be American assassin: Trump shooter straddles the political divide

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Members of Secret Service assist former president Donald Trump into a vehicle during a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump at Butler Farm Show Inc. on Saturday, July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pa. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Aftermath of Trump’s assassination attempt: Republicans’ blindspot exposed

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Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump’s dark money gets darker: How campaign finance loopholes help his criminal cases

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North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (2nd R) speaks outside the Manhattan Criminal Court as former President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, in New York City, on May 14, 2024. Also pictured, Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fl), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fl), and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. (ALEX KENT/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump the crime boss summons his mob to court

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Voting booths (Getty Images/cmannphoto)

Project 2025 targets election 2024

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Donald Trump, behind bars (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

It’s time to ignore Trump’s trials: Criminal accountability is now a distraction

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom during his civil fraud trial at New York Supreme Court on January 11, 2024 in New York City. (Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump’s criminal past is catching up to him at the worst moment politically

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Make America Great Again Hats on Ground (Getty/David McNew)

The malaise of MAGA

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U.S. President Donald Trump turns to reporters as he exits the White House to walk toward Marine One on the South Lawn on January 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump wants Americans to pay up for his crimes

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US President Donald Trump (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s monetization of the White House is not over

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Nikki Haley, Donald Trump and Jeff Bezos (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

American oligarchy: The fight for democracy is just the first step

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks his plane "Trump Force One" at Aberdeen Airport on May 1, 2023 in Aberdeen, Scotland. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Trump’s path to dictatorship depends on our democracy working

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom with his attorneys during his arraignment at the Manhattan Criminal Court April 4, 2023 in New York City. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Andrew Kelly-Pool)

There is a cunning strategy behind Trump’s outlandish court tactics

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Ronald Reagan, Mike Johnson and Richard Nixon (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Are Republicans “tough on crime”? That was always a myth — now it’s dangerous

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a rally on October 07, 2023 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Delay, delay, delay: Three motions from Trump’s legal team make his only strategy clear

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Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and John Eastman (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Outlaw lawyers and outlaw presidents: A brief history of legal perfidy

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U.S. President Donald Trump confering with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows while departing the White House September 1, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

One key figure is missing from the Trump indictment: Will he be revealed as a MAGA “traitor”?

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John Eastman, the University of Colorado Boulders visiting scholar of conservative thought and policy, speaks about his plans to sue the university at a news conference outside of CU Boulder on Thursday, April 29, 2021. CU relieved Eastman of his public duties after he spoke at President Donald Trump's rally preceding the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6. (Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Trump’s “coup memo” lawyer may face disbarment — but that’s the least of John Eastman’s problems

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Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Jack Smith’s indictment of Trump is devastating: A reckless criminal has finally met his match

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Joe Biden, Rick Scott and Kevin McCarthy (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The press cluelessly fan the flames of fascism

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U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, strikes the gavel to start a hearing on U.S. southern border security on Capitol Hill, February 01, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Jim Jordan fights on doggedly for his lord and master — but there’s no winning this battle

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before his speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 4, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Time’s up: Trump has dodged prosecution his whole life, but Judgment Day is coming

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Damage inside the Brazilian Supreme Court building following the Jan. 8 attacks in Brasilia. (Rafael Vilela for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Brazil, Peru, Germany and Jan. 6: Not all attempted coups are the same

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