Trump Set for Acquittal With Democrats Second-Guessing Strategy
- Some House Democrats question speed and scope of inquiry
- Senate trial will conclude with final vote at 4 p.m. Wednesday
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President Donald Trump’s inevitable acquittal in the Senate’s impeachment trial on Wednesday has some House Democrats fretting that they should have delivered a more complete case to argue for his removal.
Trump is emerging from the two-week Senate trial looking as strong as ever, barely wounded by the relentless details of his efforts to force Ukraine to investigate one of his main political rivals. Instead, the Republican base appears reinvigorated, sending Trump to a record 49% approval rating in the latest Gallup poll.