Two defense witnesses, including the doctor and a receptionist, supported her account, saying Ellis appeared to be the aggressor.
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Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
Congress, in contrast, has declared war in only five conflicts and only after an aggressor had already broken the peace, for example, Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.
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