Trump's acquittal in impeachment 'trial' is a glimpse of America's imploding empire

In a hyperpartisan era, Republicans cast Trump as a victim while Democrats lamented his ‘normalisation of lawlessness’Donald Trump’s short but indelible political career has been based around the principle of divide-and-fool. His acquittal in the impeachment trial by the US Senate will further fan the flames of the most profound national split since the Vietnam war, perhaps even the civil war.First, expect Trump to be cocky and take a victory lap, falsely claiming “exoner