Impeachment inquiry: If Trump's Ukraine call doesn't wake up Republicans, nothing will (via latimesopinion)
Full coverage: Notes of Trump’s call with Ukraine released as Democrats open impeachment investigation
Still, the path to impeachment is not clear. But it must be pursued not because Trump is such an atrociously bad president who has damaged the nation’s international standing, exploited domestic divisions by embracing white nationalists and disparaging people of color, and actively worked to destroy the health of the earth for a few short-term bucks for the oil and gas industry.
The Democrats are displaying here just the kind of political maturity the nation requires. A democracy is only as strong as the people’s faith in it, and for too long politicians have put party loyalty ahead of what is best for the country.
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