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The Senate impeachment process was poised to dominate the first month of 2020, with Trump facing a trial that centered on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The political damage was already locked in: even before arguments began, the presidency was headed into a highly visible institutional trial that Trump and his allies could not make disappear.
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The Senate impeachment process was poised to dominate the first month of 2020, with Trump facing a trial that centered on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The political damage was already locked in: even before arguments began, the presidency was headed into a highly visible institutional trial that Trump and his allies could not make disappear.
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The Senate impeachment process was poised to dominate the first month of 2020, with Trump facing a trial that centered on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The political damage was already locked in: even before arguments began, the presidency was headed into a highly visible institutional trial that Trump and his allies could not make disappear.
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