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The first day of the trial was also the first reminder that Trump’s team was terrified of more evidence. Congressional Democrats were already arguing that the Senate needed witnesses and documents, not a quick partisan rinse cycle. That push matters because a defendant who fights hard to keep the record incomplete is usually not selling confidence; he is selling containment.
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The first day of the trial was also the first reminder that Trump’s team was terrified of more evidence. Congressional Democrats were already arguing that the Senate needed witnesses and documents, not a quick partisan rinse cycle. That push matters because a defendant who fights hard to keep the record incomplete is usually not selling confidence; he is selling containment.
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The first day of the trial was also the first reminder that Trump’s team was terrified of more evidence. Congressional Democrats were already arguing that the Senate needed witnesses and documents, not a quick partisan rinse cycle. That push matters because a defendant who fights hard to keep the record incomplete is usually not selling confidence; he is selling containment.
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