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Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows easily survived an attempt by Republicans in the state legislature to impeach her for removing former President Donald Trump from the 2024 Republican primary ballot. On Tuesday, Maine Public Radio reported that a resolution to launch a special investigative committee into Bellows — the first step toward impeachment — failed on a party-line vote, with 60 votes in favor and 80 votes against. Only one Republican voted with Democrats in opposition to the bill. Rep. Katrina Smith urged her fellow Republicans to vote for impeachment, and roughly half a dozen G…

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