A Marine stands outside the West Wing of the White House at dusk after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump on January 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Trump is the first president in United States history to face impeachment twice. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Drew Angerer
A Marine stands outside the West Wing of the White House at dusk after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump on January 13, 2021 in Washington, D.C. President Trump is the first president in United States history to face impeachment twice.

It can then be asked whether the impeachment meets the test of a good symbol. It may succeed in one way but, in the current hyper-partisan environment, fails in another.