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Republicans: Name change in order after Trump trial

The Republican-controlled US Senate, by voting to refuse witnesses and other evidence to be admitted in the Trump impeachment trial, hides from the American public how Russia gains from what the president attempted to do and how he invited a foreign power into our political system.

The Republicans now have destroyed “the Party of Lincoln.” They are now the Party of Putin. A disgrace!

William F. Johnson, Tacoma

This story was originally published February 6, 2020 at 1:13 PM with the headline "Republicans: Name change in order after Trump trial."

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