The Atlantic From Russiagate to the insurrection at the Capitol, Trump’s crises followed a clear trajectory. February 18, 2021 Lawfare Science History Images / Alamy / Paul Spella / The Atlantic In folklore and rhetoric, there’s a concept known as the “rule of three.” A trio of events, characters or ideas, the reasoning goes, is for some reason more engaging to the human mind than collections of two or four. The major crises that will define Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy and the rule of law over the course of his presidency have now reached that crucial number. First, there wa...