#To move on, drop the Trump impeachment trial

President Biden said he wanted to “end this uncivil war.” Telling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi not to send the article of impeachment to the Senate would be a way to start.

It was clear by Wednesday afternoon that the nation was moving on to a Biden presidency, with all the hopes and challenges that entails. Ex-President Donald Trump was in Mar-a-Lago. He’ll likely remain a political force, but he’s also not the focus of all of the country’s attention — nor should he be. The question is: Can the Democrats let go of their favorite foe?

Relitigating the recent past is the opposite of what Biden called for in his speech.

The Senate has plenty of regular work to do, confirming Biden’s cabinet and legislating to confront the pandemic and the economic mess, not to mention other bills the new president deems urgent.

Normal courts can and will handle the thugs, hooligans and loons who stormed the Capitol. If the Senate sees fit, it can pass some censure of Trump over his role in feeding that madness. But a full trial of an ex-president would be constitutionally dubious and hopelessly divisive. Let it rest.

Just hours after Biden’s Inaugural Address, we can already tell that people are looking to the future, and they should. Their representatives in Washington should do the same.