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How the Manafort and Cohen news could impact the midterm elections

U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, leaves the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Court House in lower Manhattan, New York City, U.S. August 21, 2018.  REUTERS/Mike Segar - RC1139D3DA10

Senior Fellow John Hudak analyzes how the Manafort and Cohen guilty pleas and conviction will affect voting and candidate behavior in the 2018 midterm elections. He also explains why Trump is unlikely to be removed from office, even if he is impeached.

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