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The latest on the Trump impeachment inquiry: Live updates – CNN, CNN

The latest on the Trump impeachment inquiry: Live updates – CNN, CNN


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Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

Donald Trump hassolved his problem over his weak impeachment defense, fusing it with anaudacious reelection pitchthat makes a virtue of the rule- breaking character that got him into trouble.

The President isheaping pressure on Republicansto buy a factually dubious but bold message: Not onlydid he not abuse power in Ukrainebut his conduct is that of a tough guy President beset by corrupt elites and boosting the US abroad.

The narrative effectively folds Trump’s apparent transgression into an extension of the effective 2016 campaign pitch that only a rule breaker can crush the power of the Washington swamp. It’s a risky message from a President who’s counting on his political instincts that tell him swing state voters aren’t convinced by Democrats’ impeachment pitch – and one whose presidency has been dripping in allegations of corruption, self-dealing and infringing the limits of presidential power.

The defense shone through anew Trump campaign adpreviewed Wednesday night and in arguments by GOP lawmakers as theDemocratic House held its historic preliminary impeachment vote tailoredto fire up the President’s base supporters. And in an interview withThe Washington Examiner,Trump felt so confident that he pitched reading the transcript of his controversial call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a “fireside chat on live television.”

Oddly, despite the House majority signaling it had the numbers to impeach the President, Thursday was one of his better days in the dramatic month-long impeachment spectacle.

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