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Yes, Democrats Have Been Itching to Impeach From the Start

Trump is distinguished not only by his misdeeds, but by the dearth of redeeming qualities to offset them.
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When historians ask themselves why Democrats impeached President Donald Trump, they can parse the two articles of impeachment for part of the story: “abuse of power” and “obstruction of justice.” Yet Republicans insist that something deeper is going on. They insist that Democrats have

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