When Trump was impeached for the first time, I wrote article after article about the various defenses that his allies had employed and why they didn’t hold up to scrutiny. The Ukraine scandal, after all, was somewhat murky and required explanation. An affirmative case had to be made for why Trump’s conduct justified impeachment, let alone conviction and removal from office.The former president now stands accused of inciting the attack on the U.S. Capitol. It is a far simpler matter to understand. It is painfully and obviously clear what happened and who was responsible. It unfolded on national television after …read more
Source:: The New Republic
