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A lot of Americans are about to learn that impeachment does not equal removal from office.
— Professor Rick Hasen predicting the epic case of confusion about to befall the majority of the country when they learn how the impeachment process plays out. Meanwhile, Mitch McConnell is mulling whether to dismiss the charges with a simple majority vote or let the trial run its course so Trump can accurately declare that he was acquitted and claim the false finality that this process was always going to give him.

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For anyone still thinking that voters will be savvy enough to see through Trump’s acquittal spin, Hasen’s quote should be a sober reminder that a nuanced grasp of this process isn’t in the cards.