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I read Alexander Stille’s biography of Berlusconi a few days after Trump was elected and I still return to it. Probably the closest modern analogue.

Here’s a piece from 2013 with more than a few parallels.

google.com/amp/s/www.newy…
It’s a great read

penguinrandomhouse.com/books/294201/t…
Among other things, Berlusconi got caught in an illegal scheme to manufacture dirt on his political rival.
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