Glossing over Trump's impeachment in the run up to the election is a mistake. The inquiry brought to light key issues that remain at the heart of the warnings Democrats are now making to voters about President Trump. But when mounting evidence compelled them to initiate the impeachment process, Democrats moved swiftly and stuck to a narrow set of allegations—leaving a huge range of abuses outside the scope of the inquiry. Democrats took a major political risk then to do what was right and took a principled stand in voting to impeach. If Democrats don't define what the impeachment was about, Trump will do it for them.

Source: CNN August 22, 2020 22:52 UTC