confederate

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Mexican organized crime and confederates in local governments and police forces aren’t happy about bothersome civilians shedding light on their activities.

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Lewis said the thieves are sometimes tipped off to valuable shipments by confederates working at warehouses or trucking companies.

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But Prospero is jolted into an awareness that Caliban and his confederates are plotting “a foul conspiracy” against his life, and he abruptly ends the show.

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He inspired romantic devotion in women and trust in criminal confederates.

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Also, presidential immunity doesn’t extend to other executive branch officials, and Trump will need confederates in the Justice Department to do his bidding.

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