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To Defend Trump’s Ukraine Gambit, GOPers Oversimplify Mueller’s Collusion Finding

Representative Jim Jordan (R) speaks with Ranking Member Doug Collins during the House Judiciary Committee's markup of House Resolution 755, Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in ... Representative Jim Jordan (R) speaks with Ranking Member Doug Collins during the House Judiciary Committee's markup of House Resolution 755, Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) MORE LESS

December 12, 2019 12:05 p.m.

At several moments during Thursday’s impeachment inquiry, Republicans relied on a misleading reading of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report to defend President Trump’s conduct towards Ukraine.

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