The Bottom Line on Impeachment

New York Times: “When all the partisan posturing, parliamentary wrangling and legalistic arguing are stripped away, the impeachment process that dominated Washington for months produced a set of facts that is largely beyond dispute: The president of the United States pressured a foreign government to take actions aimed at his political opponents.”

“As the Senate moved toward acquitting President Trump on Wednesday, even some Republicans stopped trying to defend his actions or dispute the evidence, focusing instead on the idea that his conduct did not deserve removal from office, especially in an election year.”

Playbook: “After 4 p.m. today, impeachment is over, and we’re left to wonder: Did it matter politically? Republicans are more firmly in the president’s corner, and Democrats seem to hate him more than ever. There are now 272 days until Election Day — and hundreds more news cycles. By November, it’s anyone’s guess what we’ll all be talking about.”