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Trump, Pelosi, and the ‘fog of politics,’ impeachment edition

In politics, as in war, the fog can get so thick that it’s hard to see what’s really happening. 

The government whistleblower complaint released Thursday contains, on its face, some of the most serious allegations yet against President Donald Trump. It charges Mr. Trump used his office for “personal gain” when he asked the Ukrainian president in a July phone call for help investigating former Vice President Joe Biden. The complaint also alleges senior White House officials tried to “lock down” all records of the call, a sign they “understood the gravity of what had

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