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Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1868; Richard M. Nixon resigned in 1974 to avoid impeachment; and Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998.Wikimedia Commons; Associated Press; Stephen Jaffe/Agence France-Presse â Getty Images
Itâs been a crazy week in The New York Timesâs Washington bureau. The Capitol quakes with impeachment fever. An anonymous whistle-blower, allegations of a secret deal with a foreign leader and a [president throwing out accusations of treason](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP4QfAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtd2hpc3RsZS1ibG93ZXItc3B5Lmh0bWw_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJm1vZHVsZT1TcG90bGlnaHQmcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnRlPTEmbmw9b24tcG9saXRpY3Mgd2l0aCBsaXNhIGxlcmVyJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuXzIwMTkwOTI2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjc1JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczNzkmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAg0zmNXbBC_TlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~): At this point, I wouldnât be surprised if Jason Bourne shows up.
Confused about what it all means? Weâre here to help.
Has President Trump broken the law?
Thereâs some evidence that Mr. Trump may have broken a law barring the solicitation of foreign campaign contributions, by trying to enlist the Ukrainians to essentially collect opposition research against Joe Biden.
But impeachment isnât actually about, well, laws. Under the Constitution, the president, vice president and high-ranking officials can be removed from office if they commit âhigh crimes and misdemeanorsâ â a term thatâs been interpreted as an abuse of power.
Put another way, [by former President Gerald Ford](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vY29uc3RpdHV0aW9uY2VudGVyLm9yZy9ibG9nLzQwLXllYXJzLWFnby1nZXJhbGQtZm9yZC1iZWNvbWVzLXByZXNpZGVudC1pbi1hLWhpc3RvcmljLWZpcnN0P3RlPTEmbmw9b24tcG9saXRpY3Mgd2l0aCBsaXNhIGxlcmVyJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuXzIwMTkwOTI2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjc1JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczNzkmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAg0zmNXbBC_TlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~): âAn impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history.â
Who supports moving forward with impeachment?
As of today, more than [90 percent of House Democrats](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAxOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1pbXBlYWNobWVudC1jb25ncmVzcy1saXN0Lmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1vbi1wb2xpdGljcyB3aXRoIGxpc2EgbGVyZXImZW1jPWVkaXRfY25fMjAxOTA5MjY_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2NzUmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzM3OSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACDTOY1dsEL9OVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) support an impeachment inquiry, as do all the leading Democratic presidential candidates.
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How does the public feel? [We donât really know](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP4SQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvdXBzaG90L2ltcGVhY2htZW50LXBvbGxpbmctVHJ1bXAuaHRtbD9ycmVmPWNvbGxlY3Rpb24lMkZieWxpbmUlMkZuYXRlLWNvaG4mYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNvbnRlbnRDb2xsZWN0aW9uPXVuZGVmaW5lZCZyZWdpb249c3RyZWFtJm1vZHVsZT1zdHJlYW1fdW5pdCZ2ZXJzaW9uPWxhdGVzdCZjb250ZW50UGxhY2VtZW50PTEmcGd0eXBlPWNvbGxlY3Rpb24mdGU9MSZubD1vbi1wb2xpdGljcyB3aXRoIGxpc2EgbGVyZXImZW1jPWVkaXRfY25fMjAxOTA5MjY_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2NzUmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzM3OSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACDTOY1dsEL9OVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Previous polling has consistently shown that a majority of Americans oppose impeaching Mr. Trump, but those polls were taken when an inquiry would have focused primarily on the Russia investigation. It will take some time to measure whether the recent Ukraine-related allegations change that dynamic.
How does impeachment work?
We have [a chart for that](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOS8yNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9pbXBlYWNobWVudC10cnVtcC1leHBsYWluZWQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW9uLXBvbGl0aWNzIHdpdGggbGlzYSBsZXJlciZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbl8yMDE5MDkyNj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY3NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Mzc5JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAINM5jV2wQv05Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)!
Right now, six committees in the Democratic-controlled House are investigating Mr. Trump. If the investigations conclude there are reasons to impeach, the House Judiciary Committee will draw up articles of impeachment and hold a committee vote, which would be followed by a full House vote. If at least one of the articles gets a majority vote, the president is impeached.
Thatâs kind of like an indictment.
Then, the process moves to a kind of âtrialâ in the Republican-controlled Senate, where a team of lawmakers from the House, known as managers, play the role of prosecutors. The president has defense lawyers, and the senators serve as the jury.
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If at least two-thirds of the Senate found Mr. Trump guilty, he would be removed from office and the vice president would take over.
But, wait! Itâs possible that Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, could refuse to hold a trial â a move that would overturn long-held Senate rules but [might not be unconstitutional](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGF3ZmFyZWJsb2cuY29tL2Nhbi1zZW5hdGUtZGVjbGluZS10cnktaW1wZWFjaG1lbnQtY2FzZT90ZT0xJm5sPW9uLXBvbGl0aWNzIHdpdGggbGlzYSBsZXJlciZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbl8yMDE5MDkyNj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY3NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Mzc5JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAINM5jV2wQv05Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~).
How long will this all take?
As long as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants.
But thereâs a strong political argument for moving the process forward this year, given that it gets harder for Democrats to make their case as the election nears â and voters could throw Mr. Trump out of office anyhow. Historically, the process [has taken](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnBzLmdvdi9hbmpvL2xlYXJuL2hpc3RvcnljdWx0dXJlL2ltcGVhY2htZW50dGltZWxpbmUuaHRtP3RlPTEmbmw9b24tcG9saXRpY3Mgd2l0aCBsaXNhIGxlcmVyJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuXzIwMTkwOTI2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjc1JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczNzkmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAg0zmNXbBC_TlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [about four months](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP0TqaHR0cDovL2FjYWRlbWljLmJyb29rbHluLmN1bnkuZWR1L2hpc3Rvcnkvam9obnNvbi9jbGludG9udGltZWxpbmUuaHRtP3RlPTEmbmw9b24tcG9saXRpY3Mgd2l0aCBsaXNhIGxlcmVyJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuXzIwMTkwOTI2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjc1JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczNzkmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAg0zmNXbBC_TlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~).
How likely is it that Mr. Trump will be removed from office at the end of all this?
Not very. There are no signs that Senate Republicans have any appetite for investigating Mr. Trump. To reach a two-thirds majority in the Senate, at least 20 Republicans would have to vote with every Democrat to remove Mr. Trump from office.
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No House Republicans and only two Senate Republicans back any kind of investigation into Mr. Trump. Hereâs how Senator Mitt Romney of Utah, who described the allegations against Mr. Trump as âdeeply troubling,â explained his partyâs resistance [earlier this week](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWF0bGFudGljLmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy9hcmNoaXZlLzIwMTkvMDkvaW1wZWFjaG1lbnQtdGVzdGluZy10cnVtcHMtZm9jdXMtdW5nYS81OTg4MDEvP3RlPTEmbmw9b24tcG9saXRpY3Mgd2l0aCBsaXNhIGxlcmVyJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuXzIwMTkwOTI2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjc1JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczNzkmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAg0zmNXbBC_TlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~):
Thereâs such enormous power associated with being the party in power, both in the White House as well as in the Senate and the House. ⦠I think itâs very natural for people to look at circumstances and see them in the light thatâs most amenable to their maintaining power, and doing things to preserve that power.
How does this effect the 2020 election?This clearly leads to a Joe Walsh surge in Arizona, a Joe Sestak victory in North Dakota and Mayor Pete Buttigieg dropping out of the race to become a professor of 16th century art history.
Seriously, though, no one really knows.
As my colleague [Reid Epstein and I wrote today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP4SSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvZGVtb2NyYXRzLWltcGVhY2htZW50Lmh0bWw_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~), itâs probably not great for the lower-polling candidates, who will now face an even greater struggle to get media attention.
How it impacts the front-runners in the race â Mr. Biden and Senator Elizabeth Warren â is a topic of great debate within Democratic circles right now. Weâve never seen an impeachment inquiry quite like this, leaving the candidates, strategists and assorted prognosticators navigating uncharted political waters.
Also important to remember: Mr. Trump can run for re-election even if heâs impeached by the House. And [maybe even](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP4QdAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnBvbGl0aWNvLmNvbS9tYWdhemluZS9zdG9yeS8yMDE5LzA5LzI1L2NvbmdyZXNzLXNob3VsZC1yZW1vdmUtdHJ1bXAtZnJvbS1vZmZpY2UtYnV0LWxldC1oaW0tcnVuLWFnYWluLTIyODIyOD90ZT0xJm5sPW9uLXBvbGl0aWNzIHdpdGggbGlzYSBsZXJlciZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbl8yMDE5MDkyNj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY3NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Mzc5JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAINM5jV2wQv05Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) if heâs removed by the Senate, too.
Want to read what weâre reading?
Check out [the full whistle-blower complaint](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAxOS8wOS8yNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy93aGlzdGxlLWJsb3dlci1jb21wbGFpbnQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW9uLXBvbGl0aWNzIHdpdGggbGlzYSBsZXJlciZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbl8yMDE5MDkyNj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY3NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Mzc5JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAINM5jV2wQv05Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and the non-verbatim [âtranscriptâ released by the White House](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAxOS8wOS8yNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC11a3JhaW5lLXRyYW5zY3JpcHQuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW9uLXBvbGl0aWNzIHdpdGggbGlzYSBsZXJlciZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbl8yMDE5MDkyNj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY3NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Mzc5JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAINM5jV2wQv05Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of Mr. Trumpâs call with the Ukrainian president.
And hereâs our coverage of the [director of national intelligenceâs congressional testimony](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOS8yNi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1pbXBlYWNobWVudC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9b24tcG9saXRpY3Mgd2l0aCBsaXNhIGxlcmVyJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuXzIwMTkwOTI2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjc1JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczNzkmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAg0zmNXbBC_TlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) today, and [our running list](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAxOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1pbXBlYWNobWVudC1jb25ncmVzcy1saXN0Lmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1vbi1wb2xpdGljcyB3aXRoIGxpc2EgbGVyZXImZW1jPWVkaXRfY25fMjAxOTA5MjY_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2NzUmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzM3OSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACDTOY1dsEL9OVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of who supports impeachment proceedings.
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How impeachment is playing in Iowa
My colleagues Sydney Ember and Trip Gabriel spent time in Iowa this week talking to voters at Democratic primary events about the prospect of impeachment.
Hereâs some of what they heard:
âWhat Trump has said, to me, tells me heâs doubling down on lying. Heâs straight up lying about what he did,â said Tony Faralli, a 69-year-old retiree from East Moline, Ill., who was at an event for Senator Bernie Sanders in Davenport, Iowa, this week. âWhen itâs all said and done, he canât go to jail. Weâre going to beat him.â
But Tim and Melody Klouser, Illinois residents who crossed the Mississippi River to hear Mr. Buttigieg in Dubuque, Iowa, shrugged off reports that President Trump had asked the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden and his son.
âI think things like that go on all the time in politics; itâs a dirty business,â said Mr. Klouser, 59, a retired worker at a tire plant. âI donât think a lot of the things that heâs doing are that bad.â
Also waiting for Mr. Buttigieg on Monday night were Jan and Paul Wiedemann. They disagreed over the need to impeach.
âI do not understand why the impeachment process hasnât started,â said Ms. Wiedemann, 64, a retired elementary schoolteacher.
Mr. Wiedemann, 65, also retired from the school system, said he wanted to see Mr. Trump removed from office, but at the voting booth. âIf he gets impeached, you know who we get?â he said, referring to Vice President Mike Pence.
For more on how impeachment is dividing voters, [check out Tripâs report](~/AAAAAQA~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_TlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from Iowa.
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 [Woman Trying to End Sexual Assault at V.A. Centers Says She Is Attacked in One
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 [Immigrant Population Growth in the U.S. Slows to a Trickle
The U.S. population gained immigrants last year at the slowest pace since 2008. President Trumpâs approach to immigration is seen as the likely cause.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOS8yNi91cy9jZW5zdXMtaW1taWdyYXRpb24uaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW9uLXBvbGl0aWNzIHdpdGggbGlzYSBsZXJlciZlbWM9ZWRpdF9jbl8yMDE5MDkyNj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY3NSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3Mzc5JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAINM5jV2wQv05Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)
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⦠Seriously
Is this art?
Sam Gilliam
If you think so, you probably disapprove of Mr. Trumpâs job performance.
The image in question is [Sam Gilliamâs 1980 drawing âCoffee Thyme.â](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly9jb2xsZWN0aW9ucy5hcnRzbWlhLm9yZy9hcnQvODg0NS9zdHVkeS1mb3ItY29mZmVlLXRoeW1lLXNhbS1naWxsaWFtP3RlPTEmbmw9b24tcG9saXRpY3Mgd2l0aCBsaXNhIGxlcmVyJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NuXzIwMTkwOTI2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjc1JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTczNzkmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAg0zmNXbBC_TlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Data for Progress, a progressive think tank, and the polling firm YouGov Blue showed this picture to respondents and asked them whether they considered it art. Those who did were more likely to hold negative views of Mr. Trump.
Vox first reported on the study, which showed that the gap in Trump approval between people who think âCoffee Thymeâ is art and those who donât is bigger than the gap between people with and without college degrees. For more on why that might be, [read on](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfb77TP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudm94LmNvbS9wb2xpY3ktYW5kLXBvbGl0aWNzLzIwMTkvOS8xNi8yMDg1NjMxNi9wb2xsLXlvdWdvdi1hcnQtaWRlb2xvZ3ktdHJ1bXA_dGU9MSZubD1vbi1wb2xpdGljcyB3aXRoIGxpc2EgbGVyZXImZW1jPWVkaXRfY25fMjAxOTA5MjY_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2NzUmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzM3OSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKACDTOY1dsEL9OVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA).
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