Trump's acquittal in the Senate on Wednesday was a foregone conclusion, given as it takes two thirds of the senators present to convict. The only way for 20 Republicans to switch sides was for the House case to be open and shut – something that only Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California) and "Russiagate" truthers in the media actually believed.

In the end, the sole Republican to break ranks was Mitt Romney, and only on one of the articles. Not guilty, exonerated, case closed, let's "move on" – as Democrats themselves advised in 1999, after the same thing happened to Bill Clinton.

Not so fast. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has rejected the verdict, calling it "meaningless" because what happened in the Senate "wasn't a trial." It's a retreat to last week's talking points, arguing that the Senate should have called additional witnesses and documents that the House didn't care to obtain before rushing to impeach back in December.