Chirac Finally Standing Trial

After years of claiming presidential immunity to avoid legal proceedings, Jacques Chirac is finally facing a court. Tomorrow, the former president becomes France’s first former head of state to go on trial since its Nazi-era leader was exiled—that is, if the whole case isn’t derailed by a last-minute protest…

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Chirac Finally Standing Trial

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