Bangladesh, April 13 -- The release of newly declassified or previously unreleased testimony from 2019 has reignited debate over the origins, credibility, and procedural integrity of the first impeachment of President Donald Trump. The documents-centered on closed-door testimony from then–Inspector General of the Intelligence Community Michael Atkinson-are being interpreted in sharply divergent ways. Supporters of President Trump argue they expose procedural irregularities and political coordination behind the impeachment inquiry, while critics see them as routine bureaucratic clarifications being retroactively reframed to support a predetermined narrative.

What is beyond dispute, however, is that the impeachment process itself was...