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He is venal and cruel, and a convicted felon.

From Slate

But this wild and terrible tale of crime and power, pitting devastated Jewish parents against the venal might of unyielding papal law, is entirely its own emotional minefield.

It is clear Congress will need to step in now to reign in your venal rogues since you apparently will not.

From Salon

It is clear Congress will need to step in now to reign in your venal rogues since you apparently will not.

From Salon

For one thing, Trump is so venal and unfit for office that the only way to make him look good by comparison has been to indulge in a series of increasingly outlandish and indefensible theories about the left—theories that many of Fox’s more journalistically minded personalities were occasionally unwilling to endorse.

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