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Headline Roundup December 15th, 2019

Growing List Of Editorial Boards Support Trump Impeachment

Summary from the AllSides News Team

As the US House prepares for its historic impeachment vote against President Donald Trump this week, a growing number of major editorial boards around the country are voicing their support for the move. Over a dozen newspapers, from the left-leaning New York Times to the center-rated USA Today, have issued editorials calling the evidence against the president "more than sufficient," "too serious to ignore," and "damning." Coverage of the wave of editorials -- it's important to note that these boards operate independently from news departments, so their endorsements aren't necessarily reflective of a publication's overall bias -- has been straightforward. Some outlets noted that the number is less than the 115 boards that called for former President Bill Clinton’s resignation two decades ago, and that many of the publications cater to coastal or national audiences.

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From the Right
'Pity liberal editorial writers': Trump campaign mocks newspaper editorial boards for backing impeachment
'Pity liberal editorial writers': Trump campaign mocks newspaper editorial boards for backing impeachment

Washington Examiner

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The Trump campaign dismissed a number of editorial boards at major news publications that have announced their support for impeaching President Trump.

The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on two articles of impeachment: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. It will then go to the Senate for a trial, where it's expected to be dismissed quickly.

The Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, the New York Times, the New York Daily News, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and USA Today have all called for Trump to be...

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From the Left
Newspapers in swing states have yet to embrace impeachment
Newspapers in swing states have yet to embrace impeachment

Politico

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The journalistic juices are now flowing, with the editorial pages of The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Orlando Sentinel, Philadelphia Inquirer, and USA Today all calling for impeachment of President Donald Trump.

But the recent flurry of editorials hasn’t come close to the level two decades ago when more than 115 newspaper boards called for President Bill Clinton’s resignation after the release of independent counsel Ken Starr’s report, which took place two months before articles were officially drawn up in Congress. And the half-dozen or so editorial boards...

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‘We’ve seen enough’: More than a dozen editorial boards call for Trump’s impeachment
‘We’ve seen enough’: More than a dozen editorial boards call for Trump’s impeachment

Washington Post

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The headline the New York Times editorial board settled on was simple: “Impeach.”

The same could be said of the “damning” case laid out against President Trump, the Times said Saturday, as it joined a growing roster of more than a dozen national and regional newspapers that argue that the Senate should take up convincing accusations of “high crimes and misdemeanors.”

The opinions of major publications are divided as the House prepares for a historic vote Wednesday, and a host of traditionally more-conservative editorial boards have yet to weigh in...

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