How could 63 million people be wrong? The GOP strains to make precedent-related defenses of Trump.

The Republican Party’s defense against the impeachment of President Trump is notable for its almost singular focus on process. Rather than defend Trump on what he did — which even the GOP’s own witness last week, Jonathan Turley, labeled “anything but perfect” and “highly inappropriate” — Republicans have focused on unfairness and even argued that what’s taking place is unprecedented.

But its focus on these matters often glosses over plenty of historical and constitutional context.

The most frequent example of this is the argument that Trump won 63 million votes and that this is a reason to avoid impeachment. A regular GOP talking point is that Democrats are trying to “overturn” the will of the voters or even void the results of this election. A companion argument, of which Trump is especially partial, is that he has accomplished too much, and this is a reason he should not be impeached.