Who Won Impeachment?

It’s finally over. Who won?

Removing Trump from office was never a realistic objective. The most the Democrats could reasonably hope for was to thoroughly expose Trump’s malign and dangerous behavior, to deter foreign governments from responding to any future entreaties from him for assistance, and to show the world that the GOP (including some vulnerable senators) was his willing accomplice. They succeeded admirably in all three.

Romney’s vote to convict was the icing on the cake. It completely blew up any concept that Trump was the victim of a partisan witch hunt, and it blunted any immediate public relations advantage arising from the acquittal. Will Romney pay a price for it? More on that in a future post.