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Not so fast. True, Democratic House Managers did not persuade 67 senators to hold Trump accountable for what happened on Jan. 6. True, for the second time, an impeached Donald Trump escaped conviction by the Senate. True, in the short term, this may look like a victory for Donald Trump and the Republican Party. But don’t be fooled.
As Peter Baker wrote in the New York Times, this verdict was no long-term exoneration for Donald Trump. It was merely a temporary escape. After the verdict, Trump is weaker, not stronger. Ironically, in the long term, Democrats, not Republicans, will be the real winners of the Senate vote and the Republican Party will be the big loser. For several reasons.