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Donald Trump’s reckoning
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Donald Trump will probably be acquitted of inciting an insurrection
The evidence is damning but the outcome in little doubt
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How does an American impeachment trial work?
The Senate sets its own rules. Milk is involved
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Adam Kinzinger is making a lone stand against Donald Trump
A congressman from Illinois has launched the most full-throated Republican challenge to populism
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The terrible scenes on Capitol Hill illustrate how Donald Trump has changed his party
And how hard it will be to rid it of him
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