Key centrist Democrat will vote to convict Trump

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Sen. Doug Jones, an Alabama Democrat who is facing a difficult reelection bid in November, announced he would vote to convict President Trump on two articles of impeachment.

“Having done my best to see through the fog of partisanship, I am deeply troubled by the arguments put forth by the President’s lawyers in favor of virtually unchecked presidential power,” Jones said in a statement Wednesday.

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