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Did Trump’s Sharpied Hurricane Map Violate The Law?

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September 5, 2019 11:03 a.m.

In response to the White House’s brazen, Sharpied alteration of a map of Hurricane Dorian’s path to include Alabama, politicos and armchair lawyers alike started speculating that Trump’s move may have done worse than commit an optics faux pas in the face of tragedy. He may, commentators speculated, have broken a law.

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