Trump impeachment: A place in history he never wanted
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And so it is done.
Donald Trump now becomes the third member of the exclusive club that no one wants to be a member of.
But the framers of the constitution with its impeachment provision could never have imagined the hyper partisanship - on both sides - that has been witnessed during today's sterile House proceedings.
Each side with its own narrative, neither side listening to the other. And one can say with some certainty - I would bet all my yet to be gifted Christmas presents - that it will be much the same once this becomes a trial in the Senate in the New Year.
Donald Trump will be acquitted. He won't be forced from office. So what changes?
Well Donald Trump will have a place in the history books - and for a man with such a huge sense of self that will hurt. Acutely.
But 2020? Far from this being a killer blow against Donald Trump, it might turbo charge his bid for a second term.
The Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, was always wary about going down the impeachment route.
We'll discover next November whether that concern was well founded.
Judging by what I saw in Michigan this week, Democrats will be acutely aware of the political risks.
Angry scenes in Michigan over impeachment
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A SIMPLE GUIDE: If you want a basic take, this one's for you
GO DEEPER: Here's a 100, 300 and 800-word summary of the story
WHAT'S IMPEACHMENT? A political process to remove a president
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CONTEXT: Why Ukraine matters to the US
FACT-CHECK: Did Ukraine interfere in the 2016 election to help Clinton?
CASE FOR & AGAINST: What legal scholars say about Trump conduct