Reputations were burnished and tarnished - and a tumultuous stage was set for political battles to come.
Trump did not emerge from this impeachment trial unscathed, however. One of the most memorable portions of the prosecution case by House managers were the new videos of Trump's supporters, wearing Make America Great Again hats and waving Trump flags, ransacking the Capitol.
That highlights the challenge facing many of the Republican senators in the chamber. A vote to convict would have attracted the ire of primary voters, many of whom would view the turn against Trump as a betrayal. For those in safe Republican states, a challenge from a fellow conservative is a much more pressing concern than whichever Democrat faces off against them in November.
If there was one mark against the managers, it was their on-again, off-again attempt to call witnesses. Starting down that road, and then aborting, will be seen by some on the left as an unforced error, leaving a bitter taste in their mouths.The current president's strategy for handling the former president's impeachment trial was to keep the whole ordeal at arm's length.
With the trial concluded, the Senate also will resume confirming Biden's administration appointments, including attorney general nominee Merrick Garland, after it returns from a week recess. After that - and amid reports that Trump himself was displeased - Castor receded into the background, replaced primary by Michael van der Veen, a fellow Philadelphian who primary law practice involves personal injury and liability law cases.Van der Veen did a much better job translating the former president's pugnacious attitude toward his political opposition into his legal presentations.
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