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JusticeWithJean

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Novel Debut: SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME, May 12, 2026. Running Wild Pub. Prof.& Prison Activist, Author/ed 8 books including SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS (St. Martins), BOY WITH A KNIFE (IGpublishing). Truthout, BINJreports, BostonMag--www.jeantrounstine.com

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 29/09/2026
Why the 250th celebration of US does not mean we are really free. Amazing photos from FGXStudios for New Beginnings Reentry Services @staceyborden.bsky.social. The art incredible by Craig Cromartie
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 29/09/2026
Why the 250th celebration of US does not mean we are really free. Amazing photos from FGXStudios for New Beginnings Reentry Services @staceyborden.bsky.social. The art incredible by Craig Cromartie
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 27/09/2026
Amazing event coming up at EPI with Stacey Borden and Angie Jefferson and me. Don't Miss it!
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
At least the lawyers are no longer acting like the "Constitutional crisis" isn't already here...
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So what Duckworth actually said was worse than that short clip I saw... www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmYs...
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What should Democrats do if they win?
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 24/09/2026
THIS FRIDAY! Hope to see some of you there. PROGRAM 5:00-5:30 PM Arrival 5:45-6:10 PM Documentary--Echoes of a Promise: From Chains to Change 6:10-7:05 PM Moderated Panel Discussion 7:05-7:30 PM Audience Q&A 7:30-7:55 PM Restorative Justice Dialogue 7:55-8:00 PM Closing Reflections
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 23/09/2026
Again, this should be a no brainer. With the amount of money pured into service providers for prisons and the terrible food produce, WHY NOT GET FRESH HEALTHY FOOD? not to mention it is #Alabama that is debuting this program.
prisonjournalismproject.org
Alabama Prisons Debut New ‘Fresh’ Food Program
Two incarcerated writers examine a new program that focuses on special menu items like burgers, chicken tenders and a buffalo chicken salad.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 22/09/2026
I LOVE THE @redsox.com
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 21/09/2026
What a wonderful story Karaoke= “the perfect antidote” 2prison, a place described as “a toxin 2the human spirit.” Karaoke nights=a "feature of past Innocence Project conferences....Before it had a larger budget, the group threw karaoke fund-raisers 2collect funds 4clients’ rent, clothes or bills."
nytimes.com
At Karaoke Night, These Exonerated New Yorkers Voice Their Freedom
A night of belting out R&B and pop hits has become a re-entry ritual and celebration of life for some wrongly imprisoned men and women thrust back into society.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 18/09/2026
Things like this are no brainers if you want people to get comfortable in the world. But FYI long stays in prison in this country=cruel
prisonjournalismproject.org
The Prison Field Trip That Prepared One Man For a Return Home
A week before leaving prison, Horacio Orozco took a trip to visit a restaurant, a Walmart and social services.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 17/09/2026
BOSTON! Join me--I'm on a panel--at New Beginnings Reentry Services for "Echoes of a Promise: Civil Rights. Justice Reform" Sept. 25, 5–8PM Bruce Bolling Building | 2300 Washington St., Roxbury, MA Powerful stories from formerly incarcerated folks, meaningful dialogue, & community connection.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 13/09/2026
Couldn't be said better: "Children Deserve the Right to Hug Their Incarcerated Parents" by Chesa Boudin @currentaffairs.bsky.social CA LAWSUIT recognizes "a screen is not a visit, a paid video call is not a hug, and a family’s right to remain whole should not vanish at the jailhouse door."
currentaffairs.org
Children Deserve the Right to Hug Their Incarcerated Parents
Forty years after my family fought for the right for me to hug my mother in prison, children are still being denied the same human connection.
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⧖ big rock big river ⧖ (they/them) @bigrockbigriver.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This literally damages the grey matter mass in their brains. I want to see a generation of children whose parents were incarcerated be awarded billions. That would be justice.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 13/09/2026
Couldn't be said better: "Children Deserve the Right to Hug Their Incarcerated Parents" by Chesa Boudin @currentaffairs.bsky.social CA LAWSUIT recognizes "a screen is not a visit, a paid video call is not a hug, and a family’s right to remain whole should not vanish at the jailhouse door."
currentaffairs.org
Children Deserve the Right to Hug Their Incarcerated Parents
Forty years after my family fought for the right for me to hug my mother in prison, children are still being denied the same human connection.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 10/09/2026
This is a pretty sobering report about women on parole from the @counciloncj.org Their housing prospects fare worse than men on parole and than women not on parole. They have moved more frequently, had worse physical and mental health, and more substance use disorder.
counciloncj.org
Health, Housing, and Household Circumstances Among Women on Parole - Council on Criminal Justice
Using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, this brief finds that women on parole are more likely to face housing instability, health challenges, and mental health and drug use disorde...
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 09/09/2026
Had the incredible honor of speaking w/amazing Grace from Rising Above Shadows Of Abuse Podcast! Topics=prison "reform", how cycles of violence uniquely affect women, inspirations for SLTTM, & more. Check out “Behind The Walls: Trauma, Truth, & Justice w/Jean Trounstine” wherever you get podcasts!
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 09/09/2026
Had the incredible honor of speaking w/amazing Grace from Rising Above Shadows Of Abuse Podcast! Topics=prison "reform", how cycles of violence uniquely affect women, inspirations for SLTTM, & more. Check out “Behind The Walls: Trauma, Truth, & Justice w/Jean Trounstine” wherever you get podcasts!
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 06/09/2026
Do you have any idea what #prisoners make inside and how they mange to cover their expenses? Read this fascinating article by Richard "Corey" Fox, Nathan Gray and Chastyn Hicks @prisonjournalism.bsky.social
prisonjournalismproject.org
What a Monthly Budget Looks Like in Prison
Take a look at three monthly budgets from people inside different U.S. prisons.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 03/09/2026
Thank You #GloriaSteinem for being an inspiration to so many women and a generation. Your good work also extended well into old age and for that too, I thank you.
nytimes.com
Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 02/09/2026
This is so true and so lttle heeded -- prisoners do not deserve to die at the hands of COs!!! My book SOUNDS LIKE TROUBKE TO ME explores death behind bars as well as abuse and does it in fiction. The truth is revealed either way.
masslive.com
Correctional officers, like police, must be put on leave if inmates die at their hands | The Republican Editorials
The Suffolk County sheriff did not follow that standard after 11 correctional officers were involved in the homicide of a Springfield man.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 02/09/2026
This is so true and so lttle heeded -- prisoners do not deserve to die at the hands of COs!!! My book SOUNDS LIKE TROUBKE TO ME explores death behind bars as well as abuse and does it in fiction. The truth is revealed either way.
masslive.com
Correctional officers, like police, must be put on leave if inmates die at their hands | The Republican Editorials
The Suffolk County sheriff did not follow that standard after 11 correctional officers were involved in the homicide of a Springfield man.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 30/08/2026
This also happened in 2015 thnx to former prisoner Debra Baggett and the law firm of Howard Friedman COURT GRANTS PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION REGARDING CERTAIN STRIP SEARCHES AT WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS REGIONAL WOMEN’S CORRECTIONAL CENTER
themarshallproject.org
Women Learned Their Jail Strip Searches Were Recorded. Their Outrage Changed the Law.
Women who organized to push for a new Colorado law hope it will become a model for other states.
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CourtWatchMA @courtwatchma.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
And yet the public continues to be misled by newsrooms using salacious crimes, racism, and fearmongering to keep crime as the constant drumbeat of infotainment. People always think crime is on the rise. That's a failure of the 4th estate. Or a choice. Read more via Vox: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 25/08/2026
NEW: Murder crime rate fell in 2025 to the lowest since "FBI recorded modern estimates" and many other crime rates fell as well
jasher.substack.com
Summarizing a Historic 2025 Crime Report with Charts & Tables
The FBI released its 2025 Crime in the United States report on a Friday afternoon which wasn’t there fault but also was super great for getting a ton of attention on the fact that murder fell at the f...
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 23/08/2026
Good article about the #MA Governor's Council race in Western MA by @theshoestring.bsky.social Dylan Vrins
theshoestring.org
Who will represent western Massachusetts on the influential Governor’s Council?
Tara Jacobs, a progressive who has made her mark on the Governor's Council over the last four years, faces a rematch from Michael Fenton, Springfield's former City Council President.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 19/08/2026
This is really EXACTLY why I tell people my new novel (SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME) is not just a story but a commentary on the #justice system and the way women behind bars must fight tooth and nail to expose abuse. #books 📚💙 #writingcommunity
nytimes.com
California Ignored Sexual Abuse of Women in Prison, Justice Dept. Says
A Justice Department report released on Thursday found that inmates at two state-run women’s prisons routinely had their rights violated. State officials say they have already put reforms in place.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 19/08/2026
@democracynow.org & Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative. Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, tells the history of enslaved Africans trafficked to the Americas by European powers & chronicles history of slavery, racism, lynchings & segregation in the US.
democracynow.org
Bryan Stevenson on the “Enduring Evil of Slavery” and Trump’s Attempt to Rewrite History
We spend the hour with civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative. In 2018, the organization opened the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, t...
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 16/08/2026
Wonderful day with @staceyborden.bsky.social and New Beginnings Reentry Services! Seeing people out of prison, people exonerated, people working to get others out of prison and a community seeking justice!
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 16/08/2026
Wonderful day with @staceyborden.bsky.social and New Beginnings Reentry Services! Seeing people out of prison, people exonerated, people working to get others out of prison and a community seeking justice!
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 15/08/2026
Excited to be here today with lots of others. I'll have copies of SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME and there will be Live Music Free Food & Refreshments Face Painting & Crafts Games & Activities for Kids Raffles & Giveaways Wellness Activities Community Resources & Connections
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 13/08/2026
ANOTHER FU TO TRUMP: "The lawsuit, Stearns wrote, is 'devoid of any factual allegations' to suggest that institutionalized antisemitism has persisted on campus since then." @harvard.edu
bostonglobe.com
Federal judge dismisses Trump administration’s antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard - The Boston Globe
A federal judge in Boston found that the administration failed to prove Harvard violated civil rights law.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 10/08/2026
NEW: "Why I Turned to Fiction to Tell the Truth about Prison" www.writersdigest.com/why-i-turned... #writingcommunity #books 💙📚
writersdigest.com
Why I Turned to Fiction to Tell the Truth About Prison
Author Jean Trounstine shares why she turned to fiction to tell the truth about a real-life murder by a warden.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 10/08/2026
NEW: "Why I Turned to Fiction to Tell the Truth about Prison" www.writersdigest.com/why-i-turned... #writingcommunity #books 💙📚
writersdigest.com
Why I Turned to Fiction to Tell the Truth About Prison
Author Jean Trounstine shares why she turned to fiction to tell the truth about a real-life murder by a warden.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 08/08/2026
My newest @binjdotnews.bsky.social article is up and it asks SHOULD A FORMER PROSECUTOR SIT ON THE MASSACHUSETTS PAROLE BOARD?
binj.news
Should A Former Prosecutor Sit On The Massachusetts Parole Board?
After the Governor’s Council rejected her first pick, Gov. Maura Healey makes a second push for a former prosecutor, sparking fierce pushback from advocates
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 08/08/2026
My newest @binjdotnews.bsky.social article is up and it asks SHOULD A FORMER PROSECUTOR SIT ON THE MASSACHUSETTS PAROLE BOARD?
binj.news
Should A Former Prosecutor Sit On The Massachusetts Parole Board?
After the Governor’s Council rejected her first pick, Gov. Maura Healey makes a second push for a former prosecutor, sparking fierce pushback from advocates
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 08/08/2026
Posting joyous pic of me with my neice's boyfriend at @redsox.com game 2 weeks ago. We're on a roll! Keep it going. And if you want to read a fun piece I wrote here tis www.bostonherald.com/2025/09/20/c...
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 04/08/2026
Wednesday, #Massachusetts the Gov trying to sell another Parole Board nominee and activists are saying NO.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 04/08/2026
Wednesday, #Massachusetts the Gov trying to sell another Parole Board nominee and activists are saying NO.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 29/07/2026
Wonderful article about Stacey Borden and New Beginnings #Reentry Services in Massachusetts
bostonglobe.com
For formerly incarcerated women, a Somerville salon offers much more than a makeover - The Boston Globe
The women were styled and photographed as part of an event hosted by New Beginnings Reentry Services, a nonprofit aimed at breaking the cycle of recidivism.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 28/07/2026
SO TRUE:Prosecutors make monsters out of ill mothers. We’re already seeing it in the Clancy trial. It already worked against Latarsha Sanders, the Brockton mother found guilty of killing her two youngest children. @yabraham.bsky.social
bostonglobe.com
Prosecutors make monsters out of ill mothers. We’re already seeing it in the Clancy trial. - The Boston Globe
It already worked against Latarsha Sanders, the Brockton mother found guilty of killing her two youngest children.
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Gina Rae Mitchell @ginamitchell.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
💙📚 Inspired by real events, Sounds Like Trouble to Me by Jean Trounstine is a compelling debut about courage, injustice, and finding your voice. It's an emotionally powerful novel that lingers long after the last page. #BookReview #LiteraryFiction 📖 buff.ly/Qhjnd6X @jeantrounstine.com
ginaraemitchell.com
Gina Rae Mitchell | Indie Book Reviews & Literary Discoveries
Championing indie authors and stories worth discovering through thoughtful book reviews, indie spotlights, and reader-friendly recommendations.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 27/07/2026
Excellent op-ed in @bostonglobe.com: "When a Life Sentence Feels Like a Death Sentence" by Carlos Maldonado Recognizing the senselessness of sending most people to prison for life doesn not deny the tragedy of murder. Wonder why suicides have increased behind bars?
bostonglobe.com
When a life sentence is a death sentence - The Boston Globe
For those with few prospects of leaving prison, the sense of hopelessness and despair can be overwhelming. I know, because I’m one of them.
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Caroline Leavitt @carolineleavitt.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Please help. Our beloved son & girlfriend lost everything in a sudden fire in their apartment--including their precious young cat. They will need furnishings, dishes, kitchen stuff, rugs, clothes, computers, everything. Even $5 helps Please share. gofund.me/5eb48efaa
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Donate to Helping Kaycee and Max Rebuild After the Fire, organized by Brandon Kahn
Kaycee and Max just lost their beloved cat Shiichi, their apartment, and … Brandon Kahn needs your support for Helping Kaycee and Max Rebuild After the Fire
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 24/07/2026
Even COs see how inhumane and violent the death penalty is. www.tennessee.com
tennessean.com
I worked Tennessee executions. The trauma nearly killed me | Opinion
A former Tennessee correctional officer details the lasting trauma he suffered while working on state executions.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 22/07/2026
SUPPORT THIS IN YOUR STATE: Prison Policy Initiative endorses the Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act "Nearly 19,000 people in federal prisons experienced heat-related illnesses between 2022 and 2025. A new bill is looking to change that"
prisonpolicy.org
Prison Policy Initiative endorses the Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act
Nearly 19,000 people in federal prisons experienced heat-related illnesses between 2022 and 2025. A new bill is looking to change that.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 20/07/2026
Proud that Lowell stepped up for this, my teaching town! SAY NO TO ICE! "In pouring rain, demonstrators denounce federal immigration enforcement and call for abolition, solidarity, and systemic change"
lowellsun.com
‘Today we mourn, tomorrow we organize’: Demonstrators demand accountability after latest ICE‑linked deaths
LOWELL — Rain fell steadily outside City Hall on Saturday afternoon, but roughly 50 people stayed put, holding soaked signs that read “Stop ICE terror” and “Full and equal rights for all immigrants.”
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 18/07/2026
NEW: Updated report by @sentencingproject.bsky.social and @fjporg.bsky.social "The Sentencing Project and Fair and Just Prosecution recommend that all U.S. jurisdictions repeal felony murder statutes."
sentencingproject.org
Felony Murder: An On-Ramp for Extreme Sentencing – The Sentencing Project
Felony murder laws compel harsh decades-long–or life–sentences even when the person charged did not directly cause or intend loss of life.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 18/07/2026
NEW: Updated report by @sentencingproject.bsky.social and @fjporg.bsky.social "The Sentencing Project and Fair and Just Prosecution recommend that all U.S. jurisdictions repeal felony murder statutes."
sentencingproject.org
Felony Murder: An On-Ramp for Extreme Sentencing – The Sentencing Project
Felony murder laws compel harsh decades-long–or life–sentences even when the person charged did not directly cause or intend loss of life.
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 16/07/2026
This does not surprise me. Takehim to court and at least inconvenience the jerk.
apnews.com
Elon Musk likely broke the law by promising voters $1 million payouts, Wisconsin board says
The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission has found probable cause that billionaire Elon Musk broke state law when he promised to hand out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Cou...
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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 13/07/2026
Just another day in the TRUMP CORRUPTION GO-ROUND "Judge Says President’s Lawsuit With I.R.S. Was Self-Dealing"
nytimes.com
Trump Live Updates: Judge Says Trump's IRS Settlement Was Self-Dealing (Gift Article)
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