When accused rapist and alleged human trafficker Andrew Tate comes along, Republicans rush to his defense

President Donald Trump 's administration has successfully lobbied to bring Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan back to the U.S. from Romania , where he faces charges of human trafficking, sexual misconduct, and money laundering.

Julian Zelizer : The GOP has built its brand on a bizarre, often conspiratorial fixation with sex trafficking.

He says the GOP 's embrace of Tate , and other sex criminals on the right, reveals the hollowness of the Republican Party's anti-trafficking campaign.

An industry increasingly associated with Trumpism is moving into the spotlight in Democratic gubernatorial races in New Jersey and New York .

After the Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Richard Glossip , his fate is in the hands of an Oklahoma City district attorney.

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