Trump got what he deserved

The president abused his power to try to rig the 2020 election. He should be thrown out of office.

President Trump.
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Donald Trump became the third president in American history to be impeached by the House of Representatives Wednesday evening. He will now be tried by the Senate for abusing his authority as president in attempting to blackmail Ukraine into ginning up a fake investigation into the Biden family and for obstructing Congress in their attempts to investigate the matter.

The Democrats' impeachment case leaves a lot out. But at this point it must be emphasized that Trump is undeniably guilty of gross abuses of power and deserves to be removed from office.

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Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and the Washington Post.