From the start, it was obvious that Senate Republicans would not risk angering the beast that is the Trumpian base. They have paved the road to authoritarianism — and they have done it while a dangerous demagogue occupies the Oval Office. It would be a corrupt abuse of presidential power, but not a crime. ADADMoreover, Senate Republicans have also endorsed Trump’s refusal to hand over relevant documents to a legitimate impeachment investigation. (Dershowitz has since tried to back away from his own words, but there’s no changing the fact he appears to have captured precisely the philosophy that currently informs thinking among Senate Republicans.)

Source: Washington Post February 03, 2020 16:30 UTC