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> [Let's get this straight now: a Senate impeachment trial is not a court of law. It's a court of politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-braun/let-s-get-this-straight-now-a-senate-impeachment-trial-is-not-a-court/)

[Mike Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-braun/)

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> [If the Senate impeachment trial were a real court, all 100 senators would be removed as jurors for bias for or against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-braun/if-the-senate-impeachment-trial-were-a-real-court-all-100-senators/)

[Mike Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-braun/)

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> [The Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will undoubtedly leave millions of Americans dissatisfied about the outcome, conviction or not. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-iii/the-senate-impeachment-trial-of-president-donald-trump-will/)

[Martin Luther King III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-iii/)

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> [“To those who will decide if he should be tried for 'high crimes and misdemeanors' -the House of Representatives- And to those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-bernstein/to-those-who-will-decide-if-he-should-be-tried-for-high-crimes-and/)

[Carl Bernstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-bernstein/)

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> [At 25, I found myself anchoring coverage of President Clinton's impeachment trial from Capitol Hill for WTVH-TV in my hometown of Syracuse,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-muir/at-25-i-found-myself-anchoring-coverage-of-president-clinton-s/)

[David Muir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-muir/)

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> [McConnell is the most talented majority leader in a generation. He has complete control of his caucus and understands and exploits their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-wilson/mcconnell-is-the-most-talented-majority-leader-in-a-generation-he-has/)

[Rick Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-wilson/)

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