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Republican Dissent Evaporated In The Impeachment Fight. Here’s Why.

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 4: The U.S. Capitol dome at sunset on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

December 12, 2019 2:30 p.m.

Even the most casual political observer knew how this would go from the start. The Democratic-majority House will impeach Trump. The Republican-majority Senate will acquit him. Democrats will point to the mounds of evidence unearthed lashing Trump tightly to the...

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