Smithsonian says it wasn’t pressured to remove Trump mention in impeachment exhibit

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The Smithsonian Institution on Saturday denied it was pressured by the Trump administration to remove a section of the National Museum of American History’s impeachment exhibit mentioning the two attempts to remove President Donald Trump from office.

The statement follows recent reports revealing the Smithsonian made the change last month after undergoing an internal review for partisan bias. The move suggested the federal government was behind the decision to remove the Trump impeachment section.

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