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Column: Trump's acquittal won't end his misconduct {NSS} (McManus/LAT)
By Doyle McManusWashington Columnist
Feb. 5, 2020
4 AM
WASHINGTON —
Last July 24, Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel who had investigated President Trump’s 2016 campaign, told Congress that he had not found conclusive evidence of collusion with Russia and could not charge the president with obstructing justice under Justice Department guidelines.
That was enough for Trump to declare victory. “A great day for me,” he crowed.
The next morning, he telephoned the president of Ukraine and asked him to investigate Joe Biden. “I would like you to do us a favor,” he asked.
The Senate is virtually certain to acquit Trump today in the impeachment trial that grew out of that telephone call.
At that point, there’s every reason to expect that history will repeat itself.
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more: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-02-05/column-trumps-acquittal-wont-end-his-misconduct
I don't find the conclusion of this column all that encouraging, however justified.
