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The Impeachment Trial Isn’t a Legal Process. It’s a Proxy War.


The impeachment trial of President Trump has been short on drama. The rules which govern the proceedings effectively preclude it—senators observing the trial sit testily, but quietly, through presentations from either side and submit their questions in writing directly to Chief Justice John Roberts. It’s been left to the two legal teams in the room—the House managers prosecuting the case against Trump and the president’s defenders—to craft those moments that might resonate with the public. Now and again over the course of their arguments, they’ve delivered. In this way, the dueling attorneys don’t merely represent two sides in the impeachment …read more

Source:: The New Republic

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