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What Pelosi really wants from impeachment

16 October 2019

2:48 AM

16 October 2019

2:48 AM

The most important thing to know about Democrats’ impeachment inquiry is this: it is not about removing President Trump now; it is about damaging him now so he can be defeated next year.

Impeachment normally seeks to remove the president (or a federal judge) from office. A successful House vote is only the first step.

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