But what does society do about people who have made shamelessness into a commercial and political brand, who thumb their noses at punishment and treat it as a form of promotion? This question was at the center of Rudy Giuliani's defamation trial this week, which ended today with an astronomical $148 million damage verdict.
These cases have made the E. Barrett Prettyman federal courthouse on Constitution Avenue into a hub of political accountability. Like the rest of her colleagues, the judge in the Giuliani trial, Obama appointee Beryl Howell, has simultaneously been handling some of the January 6 criminal cases. She recently gave a speech warning of America's authoritarian drift and called this a 'time of testing.' At least for one week, in this one courthouse, it seemed as if the legal system was strong enough to pass the test.
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