“Revenge is a dish best served cold” is an old saying. But an even better one is “Seek revenge, dig a grave for two.”

In Alexandre Dumas’ “The Count of Monte Cristo,” recently reimagined on PBS, Edmond Dantès digs many graves, so to speak, as he seeks revenge on those who robbed him of his future, including with the woman he loved, only to find that his vengeance, however juicy and ingenious on the page and screen, is ultimately hollow and destructive beyond what he imagined,

President Donald J. Trump’s revenge on those he believes harmed him and his supporters may eventually prove the same.

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