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Official wrist-slaps and “wet smooches” delivered to corporate leaders by federal regulators and prosecutors are the rule, no matter how egregious the misdeed — even when it’s as bad as the Wells Fargo customer fraud.

The deck is not stacked against Trump—who, like any other American, will be judged by members of the community where he committed his alleged misdeed.

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“I used my online presence to alert others of this misdeed. And I’m glad that through the power of community, we’ve been able to enact some change already.”

Meanwhile, the Louvre’s fired director announced that Perugia had been proven to be “a cunning madman. His misdeed and the preposterous explanation he gives seem to prove it.”

He’s full-throatedly defending his partner, famed computational designer Neri Oxman, from reports that she committed the very misdeed Ackman disparaged Gay for: plagiarism in her academic work.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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