Photo of the week: The fist bump seen round the world

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Photo of the week: The fist bump seen round the world

For the week ending February 19, 2021

By Bill Clark

Posted February 19, 2021 at 11:13am

William J. Brennan, left, and Michael van der Veen — attorneys for former President Donald Trump — fist bump each other on the Senate subway following the Saturday acquittal of Trump in his second impeachment trial.

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