We must make a choice and vote in midterm elections. But the choice we face is between a party and a leader, not an ideology.”
But, he added, “I don’t want to give President Trump the benefit of the doubt when he tells a lie.”
Kerry, he said, “tends to play the good cop on the way out and the bad cop on the way in. That is unfortunate for the Democrats.”
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THE FACTS
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QUESTION: If Trump told a falsehood, it was his to tell. If he refused to correct the record, that’s on him and not the other way around.
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THE FACTS ABOUT TRUMP’S LIES
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WHY THIS IS A KEY ISSUE
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For the next four years, the next president will be either a Democrat who says Trump is innocent or who will support his presidency, Trump said, adding that “it is better to be innocent than to be right.”
If the president repeats a lie, “we are in a constitutional crisis,” he said.
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THE FACTS ABOUT THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
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HOW TO EASE US BACK INTO THE DEBATE OVER WHAT HAPPENED: The Senate acquitted Trump. The House impeached him. Two presidents, Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon, were impeached and acquitted.
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HOW TO STICK IT TO TRUMP: The Senate acquitted Trump. The House impeached him.
How to make the argument about why he is or isn’t guilty beyond Trump’s tweets to the contrary?
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WHY SUSAN IS OUT
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TRUMP: I have not told her for two weeks. But I told her I was going to release the transcripts of the private conversation we had. And I said I have to release the transcripts. And I think I have a good case. I think it’s actually very strong, it could be a good case, actually. I think it’s going to be a good case.
TRUMP on Thursday
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WHY DONALD
