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House rejects second attempt to impeach Trump as Democrats vote ‘present’ (www.independent.co.uk)
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[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 6 hours ago

What does "voting 'present'" mean?

I'm guessing it is a bit like abstaining but with some sort of special meaning in the house?

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