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    When the Facts Are Not Debatable

    The House’s two charges against Trump get right to the point, are easy to prove, and precisely describe the threat the president poses to American democracy.
    by Kim Wehle Dec 11, 2019 4 minutes
    Source: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

    Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on two proposed articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. One article accuses him of abuse of power, the other of obstructing Congress. When the House leadership released the articles, there was plenty of grumbling about how short the list was, given the ample evidence of other Trumpian excesses—including the obstruction of justice by the president in connection with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.

    Yet two articles of impeachment are enough to describe how Trump has worked to undermine the American system of government. If approved by the House, they will concisely pose a question to Republicans: Which of these destructive acts are you willing to excuse? If

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