Reading over the particulars is a reminder of just how systematic Trump’s assault on democracy has been. If the 120th Congress does not make an effort to hold him accountable for these abuses, you can be sure that a future president will use this as a to-do list.

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Even if it's still short of the margin needed to convict (assuming no Republicans flip, which is not a good assumption given what I'm about to say), impeachment with a Democrat-controlled Senate is not like impeachment with a Republican-controlled one. The Republicans quashed the trial before it even started, but the Democrats would hold a legitimate one. That is what makes the crimes impossible for the public, and therefore also any Republican who doesn't want to be out of a job, to ignore.

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