Why Democrats made a big mistake by impeaching Trump

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'Impeachment is 'forever,' Pelosi reminded us... If putting a stain upon Trump's legacy was the Democrats' goal, mission accomplished. But if in impeaching Trump, Democrats help reelect him, four years may be more consequential' | Douglas Heye, CNNOpinion

Douglas Heye is the ex-deputy chief of staff to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, a GOP strategist and a CNN political commentator. Follow him on Twitter @dougheye. The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author's own. View more opinion on CNN.

As impeachment comes to a close with the acquittal of President Donald J. Trump, it's fair to ask why Democratic leadership went down this route and what, if anything, they accomplished. The answer to the first question is simple enough -- to hold the President accountable for a phone call with the Ukrainian President, in which he made US military aid contingent on investigations into a political rival. But impeachment is not the only tool at Congress' disposal to hold a president accountable. They could have, for example, chosen censure -- which would have been a serious rebuke of Trump's action and might have even garnered some bipartisan support.

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