Donald Trump’s recent efforts to seize Harvard’s patents and militarize DC show how the president is leaving no avenue untouched in his bid for absolute power.

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May Mailman, a Harvard-trained lawyer, was pivotal in President Trump’s campaign targeting elite US universities. She helped ...