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This is how ancient Rome's republic died – a classicist sees troubling parallels at Trump's impeachment trial

  • Written by Timothy Joseph, Associate Professor of Classics, College of the Holy Cross
Trump hugs the American flag at a 2019 convention of political conservatives. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

The U.S. Senate has made its judgment in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, acquitting the president. Fifty two of 53 senators in the Republican majority voted to acquit the president on the abuse of power charge and all 53...

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