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The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

Trump asking Congress for symbolic expunging of his two impeachments

a screen shows a man in a suit with a chyron that reads 'historic impeachment vote'
A screen in Times Square on 18 December 2019 in New York City. Photograph: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

Donald Trump is pressing Congress to erase one of the darkest chapters of his political career, urging Republicans to pass a resolution that would symbolically nullify the two impeachments he suffered during his first term in office.

The effort, first reported by the Wall Street Journal and confirmed by a White House official, would allow Trump to claim a symbolic victory on a key grievance from his first term. But experts say it would have little legal significance, since the constitution provides no procedure for undoing an impeachment.

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