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Writer Andrew Cockburn is currently the Washington editor of 'Harper’s Magazine'. File picture: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival

Writer Andrew Cockburn is currently the Washington editor of 'Harper’s Magazine'. File picture: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival

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  • Washington Is Burning: Corruption and Lies in the Age of Trump
  • Andrew Cockburn
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