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Trump’s no-witness impeachment trial keeps shrinking into a rerun

The Senate impeachment trial on February 3 kept moving toward an outcome everyone could see coming: acquittal without witnesses, without meaningful document production, and without any real chance of changing minds. That made the proceedings look less like a search for facts than a procedural cover-up with better uniforms.

Why it matters: No-witness trial

First recorded Feb 3, 2020·Meaningfully updated Feb 3, 2020

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Trump’s no-witness impeachment trial keeps shrinking into a rerun

The Senate impeachment trial on February 3 kept moving toward an outcome everyone could see coming: acquittal without witnesses, without meaningful document production, and without any real chance of changing minds. That made the proceedings look less like a search for facts than a procedural cover-up with better uniforms.

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