The Media Can’t Resist Powerful Liars
Donald Trump turned his fraud into free press and rode the wave of exposure all the way to the White House. But he's hardly the first to play this game—and he won't be the last.
Rachel Larris
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Rachel Larris is a media analyst in Washington, D.C.
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